CRED Practical Document Writing and Management

Common Latin abbreviations

e.g.

exempli gratia

for example

etc.

et cetera

and so on

i.e.

id est

that is

through the agency of or on behalf of

p.p.

per procurationem, per pro

v. or vs.

versus

against

v.s.

vide supra

see above

et al

et alii, et alia

and others

ca.

circa

about

cf.

confer

compare

N.B.

nota bene

note well

viz.

videlicet (‘it is permitted to see’)

namely, to wit