We’re resisting the temptation to call in the Terminator to put an end to this Haver although the option to apply for a Declarator of freedom and putting to silence is worthy of consideration. It is outwith our comprehension that we could have omitted Nobile Officium from our survey, possibly rendering the final choice as not proven.

We are now concerned that by uttering this survey we may be accused of culpable and reckless endangerment of the lieges. But we’re tholing the assize and exercising caution while hoping to avoid multiplepoinding.

Usman Tariq’s favourite, the majestic avizandum, took pride of place with the largest share of the 413 votes – 19.1 per cent. The term translates to “I’ll muse on this case over eighteen holes”, says Jim Spence.

A close second was hamesucken with 15.3 per cent.

Professor John Cairns’ assoilzie and Stephen O’Rourke QC’s nemo dat quod non habet took joint third, with shares of 8.5 per cent each.

Malcolm Combe’s spuilize, the bookies’ favourite, came a disappointing fourth with eight per cent of the vote, followed closely by the staccato condictio – causa data causa non secuta of Professor Hector MacQueen, which won 7.7 per cent of the vote.

Douglas Mill’s Kindly Tenants of Lochmaben took sixth, while Angela Grahame QC’s mora, taciturnity and acquiescence followed in seventh.

Roddy Dunlop QC’s lawburrows tied with the Moorov doctrine for eighth place, followed by Jonathan Brown’s assythment.

Rounding off the top 10 was stillicide, the favourite of Michael Upton, whose recent SLN article itself offers a treasure trove of legal terms.

Readers were excellent at bringing numerous other words and phrases to our attention which we here humbly sheweth. Who can forget the incantatory a coelo usque ad centrum – or res ipsa loquitur, which speaks for itself really.

Author and solicitor Willie McIntyre posted an image of a song about multiplepoinding allegedly sung in full by no other than Professor George Gretton himself, circa 1989. Apparently quoting the chorus will earn you a few exam points too if you find yourself intellectually vergens ad inopiam.

Retired stipendiary magistrate J Barry Nisbet selected multures insucken or outsucken, whose archaic long s rendering (ſ) resulted in some more colourful submissions from others. And think of the children – the bairns’ part, that is.

Lecturer Bobby Lindsay suggested charter of novodamus – which to him has always “sounded mercurial, mystical, and magical”. Unfortunately, it is not.

Finally, a shoutout to the rogue who voted for Udal law – as their favourite Scots law term.