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jura rerum
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rights of things
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jure divino
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by divine right
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jure uxoris
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in his wife's right
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jus
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law; right; laws collectively
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jus ad rem
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a right to a thing
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jus commune
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the common law, the common right
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jus gentium
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the law of nations; international law
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just habendi
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the right to have a thing
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jus tertii
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the right of a third party; the rights of another person
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levari facias
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cause to be levied, a writ of execution
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lex
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law
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lex loci
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law of the place where the cause of action arose
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lis pendens
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litigation pending; as in a lis pendens filed with real estate records to notify the world that the real estate is involved in litigation
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locus delicti
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the place of the crime or of the tort
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locus sigilli
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the place for the seal
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mala
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bad
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mala fides
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bad faith
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mala in se
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wrong in itself, an act which is morally wrong
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mala praxis
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malpractice
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mala prohibita
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acts declared as criminal by statute (failure to file a report), though not wrong in themselves (theft)
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malo animo
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with evil intent
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mandamus
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we command, a writ used to compel an official to perform an act which she is required to perform
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manu forti
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with a strong hand, forcible entry
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mens rea
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guilty mind, most crimes require the element of intent
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nihil dicit
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he says nothing, as in a default judgment against a defendant who does not raise a defense in the action
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nil
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nothing; of no account
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nil debet
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he owes nothing
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nisi prius
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unless before (used to distinguish the court where trial was held from the appellate court)
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nolle prosequi
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unwilling to prosecute (a crime), prosecutor's discretion not to file charges in a particular case
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nolo contendere
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I will not contest it
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non
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not
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non assumpsit
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plea in defense; that he did not promise
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non compos mentis
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not of sound mind
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non est factum
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it is not his deed
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non obstante
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notwithstanding
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non sequitur
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it does not follow
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nota bene
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note well; take notice
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nudum pactum
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nude pact, bare agreement which lacts the consideration to form a valid contract
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nul tort
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no wrong done
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nulla bona
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no goods (wording used on the return of a writ fieri facias)
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nunc pro tunc
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now for then, as in an order to correct clerical error in a previous order
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obiter dictum
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remark which is not central to the main issue
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onus probandi
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the burden of proof
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opus
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work, labor
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ore tenus
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by word of mouth, orally.
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