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== Common Latin terms ==  
== Common Latin terms ==
 
=== Carpe diem ===
 
* "seize the day"
 
=== Festina lente ===
 
* means "make hast slowly"
* used as advice to do something with urgency but care
 
=== Lorem ipsum ===
=== Lorem ipsum ===
* "lorem" is not a word  
* "lorem" is not a word  
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* when analyzing an event or situation, an investigator will want to ask "qui bono" as to why something occurred
* when analyzing an event or situation, an investigator will want to ask "qui bono" as to why something occurred
** knowing who benefits will frequently yield both motive and cause
** knowing who benefits will frequently yield both motive and cause
=== Sic transit ===
* means "thus passes the glory of the world"
* used to express a moment of fleeting glory


=== Status quo ===
=== Status quo ===