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208 Cards in this Set
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A fortiori |
With stronger reason |
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A posteriori |
From the effect to the cause |
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A priori |
From the cause to the effect |
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Ab antiquo |
From olden times |
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Ab agendo |
Unable to act |
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Ab initio |
From the very beginning |
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Actus rea |
Physical involvement in crime |
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Actus reus |
The physical acts involving or constituting occurance of crime |
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Ab arbitrium |
At will |
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Ad hoc |
For particular purpose |
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Ad idem |
Of the same mind; agreed |
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Ad infinitum |
For ever |
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Ad interim |
In the meanwhile |
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Ad Largum |
At large |
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Ad nauseam |
To a disgusting extent |
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Ad quem |
To whom |
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Ad referendum |
For furthur consideration |
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Ad rem |
To the point |
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Ad valorem |
According to the value, value added price |
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Addenda |
List of additions |
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Advocatus diabolin |
The devil's advocate |
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Alias |
Otherwise called |
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Alibi |
Present elsewhere at the time of crime |
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Alienus |
Belonging to another |
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Amicus curiae |
Friend of court |
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Animus attestandi |
The intention of attesting |
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Animus deserendi |
The intention of deserting |
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Antenuptial |
Before marriage |
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Au fait |
Conversant with |
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Autrefois |
A person cannot be tried for the same offence twice |
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Autrefois acquit |
Formerly acquitted |
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Auttrefois convict |
Formerly convicted |
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Bona fide |
In good faith |
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Bona gestura |
Good behavior |
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Boba mobilia |
Movable goods and effects |
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Bona Vacantia |
Good that do not have an owner |
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Caeteris paribus |
Other thing being equal |
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Carte blanche |
Full discretionary power |
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Casus omissus |
A matter which should have been |
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Causa causans |
The immediate cause |
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Causa celebre |
A celebrated case |
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Caveat |
Let him beware |
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Caveat emptor |
Let the buyer beware |
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Caveat venditor |
Let the seller beware |
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Caveat viator |
Let the traveler beware |
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Censure |
A reprimand from a superior |
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Certiorari |
A decision of higher court which quashes the decision of the lower court |
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Compos mentis |
Of sound mind |
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Contea bonos mores |
Against good morals |
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Contra pacem |
Against the peace |
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Coram |
In the presence of |
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Corpus delicti |
The substance of the crime |
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Coup d'etat |
Violent or illegal change |
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Coup d'grace |
Finishing stroke |
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Culpa |
Wrongful default |
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De facto |
By means of fact |
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De hors |
Outside the scope of |
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De jure |
By virtue of law |
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De novo |
Anew |
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Decree nisi |
A conditional decree, not absolute |
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Dei gratia |
By God's grace |
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Deo volente |
If nothing prevents |
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Doli capax |
Capable of crime |
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Doli incapax |
Incapable of crime |
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Droit administrative |
An ordinance or process where law courts are deprived of their jurisdiction in administrative matters |
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Durante absentia |
During absence |
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Durante vita |
During life |
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Ejusdem generis |
Of the same kind or nature |
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Emeritus |
Retired after long service |
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En bloc |
At the same time |
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En masse |
In a body |
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En route |
On the way |
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Eo nomine |
By that very name |
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Esprit de corps |
Regard for honour of body one belongs to |
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Ex contractu |
Arising out of contact |
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Ex curia |
Out of court |
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Ex debito justitive |
Prayer is grantable |
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Ex delicto |
Arising out of wrong |
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Ex done |
As a gift |
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Ex gratia |
Payment made as a favor, without any legal obligation |
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Ex officio |
Formerly holding off office |
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Ex parte |
An order granted after hearing one party only in the absence of the other party |
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Ex post facto |
Acting retrospectively, by a subsequent act |
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Factum |
An act of deed |
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Factum probantia |
Facts which are given in evidence to prove other facts in issue |
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Fait accompli |
A thing already done |
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Faux pas |
Tactless mistake |
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Feme sole |
An unmarried woman |
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Flagrante delicto |
In the commission of the offence |
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Force majeure |
Irresistible compulsion |
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Functus officio |
Having discharged his duty |
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Gestis pro haerede |
Behavior a heir |
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Gratis dictum |
Mere assertion |
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Habeas corpus |
A court order which requires a person who has been illegally detained beyond 24 hours to be produced before the court |
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Honoris causa |
A mark of esteem |
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In curia |
In open court |
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In extenso |
At full length |
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In forma pauperis |
In the character of a pauper |
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In futuro |
In the future |
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In lieu of |
In place of |
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In limine |
On the threshold |
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In loco parentis |
In place of a parent |
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In memoriam |
In memory of |
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In pais |
In the country |
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In pari delicto |
Where both parties are equally in fault |
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In para materia |
Where two enactments have a common purpose in an analogous case |
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In personam |
An act, proceeding or right done or directed against our with reference to a specific person |
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In re |
In the matter of |
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In rem |
An act, proceeding our right available against the world at large |
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In situ |
In original situation |
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In toto |
Wholly |
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Infra |
Below |
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Injuria |
A legal wrong |
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Innuendo |
An innocent looking statement which ha a hidden defamatory meaning |
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Inter alia |
Among other things |
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Inter se |
Amongst themselves |
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Inter vivos |
Made between people who are alive |
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Intestate |
Dying without leaving a will |
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Intra vires |
Within power |
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Ipse dixit |
His mere word |
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Ipso facto |
By reason of that fact |
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Jus |
It means law, right |
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Jus naturale |
Law of the nature |
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Laissez faire |
Doctrine of non interference by state in working of market |
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Lex |
Statute |
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Lex fori |
The law of the court in which the case is tried |
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Lex loci |
The law of the place |
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Lis pendens |
A pending suit |
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Locus standi |
Right to be heard in court |
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Mala fide |
Bad faith |
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Malfeasance |
The doing of an unlawful act |
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Mandamus |
We command; a command of court |
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Mens rea |
Guilty mind |
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Mesne |
Intermediate |
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Mesne profits |
Damages payable by trespassers who have stayed in possession after their right to occupy land has ended |
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Modus operandi |
Mode of operating |
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Modus vivendi |
Compromise pending settlement of dispute |
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Moratorium |
A legal authorisation to a debtor to postpone payment of a certain time |
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Mutatis mutandis |
With necessary changes being made |
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Nisi |
Ineffective unless person affected falls to show cause |
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Non assumpsit |
He did not promise |
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Non compos mentis |
Not of sound mind |
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Non obstante |
Notwithstanding |
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Non sequitur |
It does not follow |
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Nota bene |
Take notice |
N.B. |
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Nudum pactum |
A nude contact ie., unenforceable |
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Obiter dicta |
Remarks of a judge, which are said by the way and are not directly relevant to the case at hand |
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Obiter dictum |
Judge's opinion expressed casually, not binding |
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Onus probandi |
Burden of proof |
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Op. Cit. |
The book previously cited |
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Pactum illicitum |
An illegal pact |
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Par excellence |
Eminently |
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Parens patrice |
Protector of rights |
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Pari delicto |
Both parties are equally faulty |
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Pari materia |
Analogous cause |
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Pari passu |
Equally, without preference |
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Passim |
In various places |
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Pendente lite |
While litigation is pending |
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Per |
As stated by |
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Per curiam |
By the court |
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Per incuriam |
A mistaken decision by a court |
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Per mensem |
By the month |
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Per se |
By itself, intrinsically |
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Placitum nominatum |
The day appointed for a criminal to appear and plead and make his reference |
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Praepositus |
A person in authority |
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Presumptio Juris et de jure |
Irrebutable presumption of law |
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Prima facie |
In the first view |
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Pro bono publico |
For the good of the public |
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Pro et contra |
For and against |
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Pro rata |
In proportion |
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Pro tanto |
To that extent |
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Pro tempore |
For the time being |
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Qua |
With respect to |
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Quantum merit |
As much as he or she had earned |
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Quasi contact |
From the conduct of a party a contract comes into our inferred |
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Quasi judicial |
Approximating to what is judicial |
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Quid pro quo |
Something for something |
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Quo warranto |
An order by a court or any authority in the form of writ, by which any person who occupies an independent substantive public office or franchise or liberty, is asked to show by what right her claims it |
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Quod vide |
Which see |
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Raison d'etre |
Rain for existence of a thing |
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Rapprochement |
Restoration of harmonious relations |
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Ratio decidendi |
The reasoning of a judicial decision or a principle laid down in a case by court |
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Res gestae |
The fact surrounding or accompanying a transaction which is the subject of legal proceeding |
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Res integra |
A point which must be decided on principle |
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Res nullis |
A thing which has no owner |
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Resperit demino |
Loss falls on owner |
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Respondent superior |
Let the principal be held responsible |
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Responsa prudentuim |
The answers of the learned in law |
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Rey nunquam moritur |
King never dies |
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Sine a die |
Indefinitely |
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Sine qua non |
Indispensable condition or qualification |
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Spes successionis |
Mere hope of succeeding to property |
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Stare decisis |
The principle that decision of courts in previous cases must be followed in subsequent cases of similar nature |
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Status quo |
To maintain the present state of affairs |
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Statute |
An act of parliament |
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Sub deo et lege |
Kind is beneath the law |
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Sub judice |
Under judicial consideration or in course or trial |
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Subpoena |
An order of a court to a person to appear and give evidence before it |
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Sui generis |
The only one of its kind |
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Suo moto |
On its own |
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Suppressia veri |
Statute obtained by fraud |
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Supra |
Above |
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Terminus ad quem |
The finishing point |
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Turpis causa |
A base or vile consideration on which no action can be found |
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Uberrimae fide |
Of the utmost good faith |
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Ultra vires |
Outside the powers of |
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Vide |
Refer to; consult |
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Vis major |
Irresistible force |
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