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14 Cards in this Set
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Ad hoc |
For this. For this special purpose |
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Adjudication |
The giving or pronouncement of a judgement or decree in a cause |
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Incorporeal |
Not of material nature, intangible |
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In re |
In the matter of. |
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Lexicon |
A dictionary of legal terms |
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Lexi loci |
The place of making. The law of the place where the contract is made |
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M'Naghten rule |
A rule in some states that does not hold a person criminally responsible for an act if he does not have the mental capacity to know right from wrong |
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Municipal court |
A trial court that administers the law within the city. An inferior court of limited jurisdiction. |
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Non sequitur |
It does not follow |
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Quasi |
As it were |
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Status quo |
Existing state of thingson any given date |
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Sua sponte |
Of itself, through its iwn will or motion |
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Subrogation |
To stand in the place of one who made the contract, to substitue one person for another with respect to rights and claims |
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In Citation format:34 SW 2D, 25: |
34 is volume number SW is Southwest, the name of book or volume. 2D is the second edition. 25 is the page number where the case may be found |
