eat inde sine die (ee-[schwa]t in-dee sI-nee dI-ee). [Latin] Let him go thence without day. • These words were used on a defendant’s acquittal, or when a prisoner was to be discharged, to signify that the matter be dismissed without any further judicial proceedings. See GO HENCE WITHOUT DAY.
inde (in-dee), adv. [Latin] Hist. Thence; thereof. • This word appeared in several Latin phrases, such as quod eat inde sine die (“that he go thence without day”).
modus vivendi (moh-d[schwa]s vi-ven-dIor -dee). [Latin “means of living (together)”] Int’l law. A temporary, provisional arrangement concluded between subjects of international law and giving rise to binding obligations on the parties. “[Modus vivendi] is an instrument of toleration looking towards a settlement, by preparing for or laying down the basis of a method of living