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293 sui iuris
sub cruce candida [L], under the pure white Cross.
sub cruce salus [L], salvation under the Cross.
sub dio (or divo) [L], under the open sky; in the open air. Cf. SUB
IOVE.
sub ferula [L], under the rod.
sub hoc signo vinces [L], under this sign thou shalt conquer. See IN
HOC SIGNO VINCES.
sub initio [L], at the beginning.
sub love [L], lit., under Jupiter; in the open air. Cf. SUB DIO. —sub
love frigido, under cold Jupiter; under the cold sky.
subitamente [It], suddenly; at once: music.
subito [It], quickly; immediately; in haste: music.
sub iudice [L], before the judge (or court); under judicial consideration.
sublata causa, tollitur effectue [L], when the cause is removed the
effect is removed.
sub lege libertas [L], liberty under the law.
sublimi feriam sidera vertice [L], with head uplifted I shall strike the
stars: Horace.
sub modo [L], in a qualified sense.
sub poena [L], under penalty.
sub rosa [L], under the rose; confidentially.
sub sigillo [L], under seal (of confession); in the strictest confidence.
sub silentio [L], in silence; privately.
sub specie [L], under the appearance of. —sub specie aeternitatis,
under the aspect of eternity: Spinoza.
sub spe rati [L], in the hope of a decision.
sub tegmine fagi [L], beneath the canopy of the spreading beech: Virgil.
sub voce or sub verbo [L], under the word (in reference to dictionaries,
etc.): abbr. s.v.
succès d'estime [Fr], lit., success of esteem; success with more honor
than profit, as of a play.
sucre [Fr], sugar. —sucre en morceaux, sugar cubes.
su cuenta [Sp], your account: abbr. sic.
sudadero [Sp], lit., a sweating-place; a crack or fissure in a well or water
tank, through which water is escaping: southwestern U.S.
sudarka or sudarushka [Russ], sweetheart; mistress.
suerte [Sp], lit., chance or lot; formerly a portion of land (about 27
acres) for which settlers drew lots; now, any small lot: southwestern
U.S. —suerte está echada, the die is cast.
sufficit [L; pi. sufficiunt], it is enough.
suggestio falsi [L], suggestion of a falsehood; indirect lie; misrepresentation.
Cf. SUPPRESSIO VERI SUGGESTIO FALSI.
sui generis [L], of its (his, her, or their) own kind; in a class by itself;
unique.
sui iuris [L], in one's own right; of full legal capacity: law.