mutatis mutandis

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• (abbreviations) m.m., mut. mut., mut. mutand., mut. mutandis, mutat. mutand., mutat. mutandis
• (nonstandard contractions) mutatis mandis, mutatis mundis, mutis mundis, mutis mutandis

Etymology

A borrowing, more or less naturalized, of Late Latin mūtātīs mūtandīs ‎(“[with the things] to be changed having been changed”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /muːˌtɑːtɪs.muːˈtandɪs/, IPA^(key): /mjuːˌtɑːtɪs.mjuːˈtandɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /muˌtɑdəs.muˈtɑndəs/, IPA^(key): /mjuˌtɑdəs.mjuˈtɑndəs/,

Adverb

mutatis mutandis ‎(not comparable)

1. (dated) With the necessary changes being made, with the necessary modifications.
   • a. 1525, The Coventry Leet Book, 595:

     And like billes, mutatis mutandis, were put In ayenst Gloucestre & Worcestre

   • 1863, H.M.'s Public Record Office, Calendar of State Papers, Foreign Series, of the Reign of Elizabeth, Vol. VII, p. 141:

     26 May 1564. M. to Mr. Tipton, and another (mutatis mutandis) to Mr. Cuerton. Pp. 3.

   • 1866, Max Robertson, English Reports Annotated, p. 1506:

     All the other deeds were to the same effect, and were to be taken mutatis mutandis as if stated as part of this case.

   • 1962, Samuel Edward Finer, The Man on Horseback: The Role of the Military in Politics, Ch. 2:

     What is said of the army here is to be taken also to apply, mutatis mutandis, to the air force and the navy.

   • 1962, Norman Malcolm, Dreaming, Ch. 15:

     Similar considerations apply, mutatis mutandis, to the example of nightmare imagined by Brown.

Usage notes

• Typically treated as an unnaturalized Latin phrase and italicized. Now usually treated as a parenthetical phrase set off inside commas.
• Even in legal Latin and academic work, increasingly uncommon since the 1950s, as Latin falls out of general use.
• Usually used when describing similarities between two cases to make allowances for the obvious differences between them. (See examples above.)

Related terms

• mutandum
• mutatio nomine
• See mutate

Translations

"having changed what needs to be changed"

• Finnish: mutatis mutandis
• French: mutatis mutandis (fr), toutes proportions gardées (fr)

• Greek: τηρουμένων των αναλογιών (el) ‎(tirouménon ton analogión)
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 変更すべきは変更して, ^{(please verify)} 準用する

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Finnish

Etymology

From the Latin mūtātīs mūtandīs. For more information, see the English entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈtɑːtis.muˈtɑndis/
• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /muːˈtaː.tiːs.muːˈtan.diːs/

Adverb

mutatis mutandis

1. (law) mutatis mutandis

   Unionin kansalaisten karkottamista vastaan saaman suojan järjestelmää ei voida soveltaa mutatis mutandis Turkin kansalaisiin.‎

   The scheme of protection against expulsion conferred on citizens of the Union cannot be applied mutatis mutandis to Turkish nationals.

Synonyms

• (mutatis mutandis): vastaavalla tavalla, vastaavasti

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Latin

Etymology

Of late derivation. Earliest appearance in British Latin, 1272.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /muːˈtaː.tiːs muːˈtan.diːs/

Adverb

mūtātīs mūtandīs

1. (Non-classical) Mutatis mutandis: with the necessary changes having been made; the necessary modifications being made

Usage notes

• An ablative absolute: an ablative construction formed with the future passive participle to indicate necessity or obligation.