MUTATIS MUTANDIS. The necessary changes. This is a phrase of frequent practical occurrence, meaning that matters or things are generally the same, but to be altered, when necessary, as to names, offices, and the like. A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United Stat...
Legal mu·ta·tis mu·tan·dis (mo͞o-tä′tĭs mo͞o-tän′dĭs) adv.Abbr.m.m. With differences or changes in various details corresponding to a given overall difference or change:the application of maritime law, mutatis mutandis, to space travel. ...