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172 Cards in this Set
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Ab initio |
From the beginning |
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Actionable per se |
An action punishable with no need for proof whatsoever |
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Ad hoc |
For the particular end/ case at hand |
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Ad idem |
Identity of minds/ like thoughts |
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Ad litem |
Referring to the case at law |
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Ad valorem |
According to the value |
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Alibi |
To be somewhere else at the time of crime |
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Amicus Curiae |
Member of Bar/ other stand-by who informs the court when it is doubtful/ mistaken of any fact or decided case |
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Bona vacantia |
Property with no owner and which usually passes to the crown |
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Caveat emptor |
Buyers' beware |
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Certiorari |
A writ by which orders passed by an inferior court is quashed |
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Corpus delicti |
The facts that constitute an offence |
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Corpus legis |
Body of laws |
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De facto |
By means of fact |
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De jure |
By virtue of law |
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De novo |
To make something anew |
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Dies non |
Day on which no legal business is transacted |
Legal chhutti |
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Ejusdem generis |
Of the same kind or nature |
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Estoppel |
A rule of evidence preventing a person from denying truth of statement, which he made previously. |
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Ex gratia |
As a favour |
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Ex officio |
Because of an office held |
The Vice President of India is the ex officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha |
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Ex parte |
Proceedings in the absence of the other party |
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Factum probandum |
Fact in issue, which is to be proved |
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Factum probans |
Relevant fact |
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Fait accompli |
An act which has already been done |
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Faux pas |
Tactless mistake |
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Ferae naturae |
Dangerous by nature |
Animals of a wild nature |
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Force majeure |
Circumstance beyond once control, irresistible force or compulsion |
Natural calamities |
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Functus officio |
No longer having power or jurisdiction |
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In forma pauperis |
As a poor person |
Financially deficit petitioner |
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In lieu of |
Instead of |
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Im promptu |
Ever ready |
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Inter alia |
Among other things |
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Inter se |
Among themselves |
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Inter vivos |
Between living persons |
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Intra vires |
Within the powers |
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In torrorem |
In order to cause terror |
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Ipso facto |
By this very fact |
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Jus in personam |
Right against a specific person |
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Jus in rem |
Right against the world at large |
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Jus non scriptum |
Unwritten law; Customary law |
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Jus scriptum |
Written law |
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Lex fori |
Law of the place where the case has been heard |
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Lex loci actus |
Law of the place of the act |
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Lispendens |
A notice of a pending suit in Court |
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Locus standi |
Right to be heard in Court |
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Mala fide |
In bad faith |
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Mens rea |
The criminal intention to commit crime |
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Modus Operandi |
Mode of working |
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Modus vivendi |
Way of living |
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Obiter dicta |
Things which are said in passing part of a judgement |
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Onus probandi |
Burden of proof |
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Pari passu |
Proportionately or on equal footing |
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Per se |
By itself; taken alone |
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Per curiam |
By a court |
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Per incuriam |
Because of lack of care |
It is one of the exceptions to the doctrine of stare decisis |
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Prima facie |
On the face of it |
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Quantum meruit |
As much as deserved |
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Quasi |
Like/ Similar |
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Quid pro quo |
Action done in return for something done/ promised |
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Quo warranto |
By what authority |
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Ratio decidendi judgement |
Reason for deciding the main part of the judgement |
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Res gestae |
Facts surrounding or relevant to a case and admissable as evidence |
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Res judicata |
A case which has been already decided |
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Sine die |
Indefinitely |
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Sine qua non |
"Without which nothing" |
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Stare decisis |
The principle that courts must abide by precedents set by judgement made in higher courts |
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Status quo ante |
The previous position |
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Sub judice |
Under judicial consideration |
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Suo moto |
On its own |
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Uberrimae fide |
Of utmost good faith |
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Ultravires |
Outside the powers |
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Vis major |
Act of God; irresistible forces |
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Vox populi |
The voice of the people |
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Audi alteram partem |
Hear the other side |
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Damnum sine injuria |
Damage without legal injury |
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Delegates non potest delegare |
A delegate cannot further delegate |
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De minimis non curat lex |
The law does not deal with trivial things |
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Ex turpi causa non oritur actio |
No action arises from an illegal or immoral cause |
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Ignorantia juris non excusat |
Ignorance of law is not an excuse |
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Injuria sine damnum |
Legal injury without actual damage |
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Nameo debet esse judex in propria sua causa |
No man can be judge in his own cause |
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Res ipsa loquitur |
The thing speaks for itself |
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Respondent superior |
Let the principal be liable |
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Vigilantibus, Non dormientibus, Jura subveniunt |
The laws assist those who are vigilant, not those who sleep over their rights |
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Volenti non fit injuria |
Damage suffered by consent gives no cause of action |
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Abate |
To reduce/ make less or become null and void |
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Attach |
Take into custody of law |
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Affidavit |
A written statement which is signed and sworn before on solicitor or Notary Public and which can then be used as evidence in court hearing. |
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Adjudicate |
To give a judgement between two parties in law |
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Affray |
Public fight which frightens other people. |
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Allegiance |
Obedience to the State or Crown |
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Amnesty |
Pardon often for the political crimes |
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Annul |
To cancel |
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Appellant |
Person who appeals |
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Bye law |
Rules governing the internal running of a club or association |
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Burden of proof |
To prove something, which has been challenged in Court, that is true |
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Coercion |
To force someone by pressure to do an act |
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Confiscate |
To take away private property into the possession of the state |
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Corroborate |
To prove evidence which has already been given |
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Conversion |
(Tort) wrongfully dealing with another's property |
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Conveyance |
Written document transferring ownership of land from one person to another |
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Decree |
Formal expression of an adjudication by the court |
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Deposition |
A statement on oath, of a witness in a judicial proceeding |
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Damages |
Monetary compensation ordered by the court |
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Defamation |
Publication of a false statement regarding a person |
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Deed |
Legal document which has been signed, sealed and delivered by the person making it |
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Enactment |
An act of parliament |
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Equity |
Fair system of law |
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Fiduciary |
Relationship based on trust or good faith |
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Genocide |
The wilful extermination of a minority or a religious community or race by mass killing or by passing repressive measures. |
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Good faith |
Honesty with due care and attention |
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Holograph |
Document written by hand |
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Homicide |
Killing of person |
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Hypothecation |
Giving immovable property as security for a loan |
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Indemnity |
To pay compensation for a loss |
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Indorse |
To write something on the back of a document |
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Indictment |
Written statement of the details of the crime with which someone is charged |
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Insolvent |
Not being able to pay debts |
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Infringe |
To break law/right |
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Injunction |
Court order compelling someone to stop doing something or not to do something |
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Interim |
Temporary or not final |
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Intimidate |
Frighten someone to do something |
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Jeopardy |
To be in danger of punishment |
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Jurisprudence |
The philosophy of law, which relates to fundamental question of law |
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Launder |
To transfer illegal or stolen money into an ordinary bank account |
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Letters patent |
A document under seal of the government authorising an individual or body to do some act or enjoy some privilege |
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Libel |
Written and published statement which damages someone's character |
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Litigate |
To go to law |
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Litigate |
To go to law |
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Lien |
Right by which a person retains possession of another's goods |
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Mandate |
Authority given to a person authorising the person to act on their behalf |
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Moiety |
Harp mortgage – as the security |
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Mc Naughton Rules |
Rule which determine whether a person is legally insane |
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Negligence |
Lack of proper care |
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Next friend |
Person who takes action on behalf of a minor |
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Parole |
Allowing a prisoner to leave the prison for a short time during the term of imprisonment |
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Pilfer |
To steal small value of objects |
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Perjury |
An offence of giving a false statement before the court, which a person knows to be false |
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Plaintiff |
A person who moves the court in a civil action |
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Prerogative |
A special power |
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Patent |
Right of a person who invents something |
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Power of attorney |
An authority given by one person to another to act on his behalf |
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Proviso |
Condition in a contract or a deed |
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Proxy |
One who acts for another for the written authorisation for such action |
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Quorum |
Minimum number of people who have to be present at a meeting to make it valid |
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Ratify |
Subsequent approval of an unauthorised act |
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Rebut |
To contradict |
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Remission |
To reduce |
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Repudiate |
To refuse to accept |
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Repeal |
Doing away with the law so that it is no longer valid |
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Revoke |
To cancel or withdraw |
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Stay |
Temporary stopping of an order made by a court |
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Tacit |
Agreed but not stated expressly |
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Testate |
Dying after making a will |
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Veto |
Right of executive head to refuse to approve any legislation |
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Void |
Nullity in the eyes of law |
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Wager |
A bet |
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Citation |
The quotation of decided cases in legal arguments |
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Mandamus |
Higher Court ordering an authority to a certain duty |
'We command' |
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Wanton |
Reckless, without care |
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Volkgiest |
Spirit of the people |
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Vice versa |
Reverse position |
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Vegetate |
To be victim of mental or intellectual stagnation |
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Void major |
Unlawful right or from the very beginning of the matter or issue or fact |
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Ubi jus ibi remedium |
Where there is a right, there is a remedy |
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Subpoena |
An order of a court to a person to appear and give evidence before it |
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Sub judice |
Under judicial consideration or in course of trial |
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Statute |
An act of parliament |
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Status quo |
State of things as they are now |
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Salus populi est suprema lex |
The welfare of the people is the supreme law |
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Rex non protest peccare |
The king can do no wrong |
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