Top 5 Legal maxims every law student should know.

1. Ab initio- From the beginning or From the first act.

2. Actio Personalis Moritur Cum Persona – A personal right of action dies with the person

3. Actus Curiae Neminem Gravabit – An Act of the Court shall prejudice no man

4. Actus Non Facit Reum Nisi Mens Sit Rea –
The intent and act both must be there to constitute the crime.

5.Ad hoc – For this. or For any special purpose.