What does the Latin phrase ‘Ad vitam’ translate to in English?
Ad vitam aut culpam from dismissal for "inability". Further Acts of Parliament empowered the Lord President of the Court of Session and the Lord Justice Clerk to remove Sheriffs from office due to a personal inability to complete their function – differentiated from a mental incapacity or incapacity due to age. Therefore, "ad vitam aut culpum" has a limited applicability which does protect an office from dismissal if they are incompetent. Ad vitam aut culpam Ad vitam aut culpam is a Latin phrase found in Scots law which meaning "for life or until fault" which guarantees the right of a Sheriff Depute (judge) to
Ad astra (phrase) Ad astra (phrase) Ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars". The phrase has origins with Virgil, who wrote "sic itur ad astra" ("thus one journeys to the stars", from "Aeneid" book IX, line 641, spoken by Apollo to Aeneas's young son Iulus) and "opta ardua pennis astra sequi" ("desire to pursue the high (or hard to reach) stars on wings" book XII, lines 892–893, spoken by Aeneas to his foe Turnus in their combat). Another origin is Seneca the Younger, who wrote "non est ad astra mollis e terris via" ("there is no easy way from the