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81 Cards in this Set
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ipso facto
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by the fact itself
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persona non grata
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an unwelcome person
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prima facie
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at first sight (face)
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ab initio
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from the beginning
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absolvo
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I acquit
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sine die
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without a day (set for reconvening)
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ad hoc
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to this purpose-used for temporary committees which serve a particular purpose and are then disbanded
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ad litem
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to the lawsuit-for the purposes of a single lawsuit
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sui generis
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of one's own kind; unique
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res adjudicata
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a thing having been settled; a matter which has been settled by a competent court
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post mortem
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after death
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a posteriori
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from what comes after; reasoning from specific facts to general principals; inductive reasoning
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a priori
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from what comes before-reasoning in which consequences are deduced from principals that are assumed; deductive reasoning
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a mensa et toro
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from table and bed-a legal separation
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amicus curiae
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a friend of the court- a pserson not party to a lawsuit who gives advice to the court
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a vinculo matrimonii
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from the bond of marriage-an absolute divorce
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ante bellum
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before the war
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bona fide
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in good faith-genuine, done honestly
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cadit quaestio
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the question falls-the central idea of an arguement or legal case collapses
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casus belli
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cause of war-a justification for making war
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caveat emptor
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let the buyer beware
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sine qua non
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without which not-a necessary item or condition
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certiorari
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to be made more certain-name given to a writ calling for a transcript from a lower court
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compos mentis
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sound of mind-legally sane
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non compos mentis
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not sound of mind-legally insane
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contra bonos mores
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against good morals-against the best interests of society
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coram iudice
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before the judge
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corpus iuris
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body of law
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cui bono
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to whom for a benefit-who stands to gain?
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corrigenda
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that which is to be corrected-items to be corrected
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cum grano salis
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with a grain of salt-with a bit of healthy scepticism
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de facto
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according to fact-in reality
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de iure
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according to law
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deus ex machina
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a god from a machine-an unlikely but timely intervention that resolves all difficulty
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Anno Domini
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in the year of our Lord, the common era
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annus mirabilis
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a remarkable year
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(argumentum) ad hominem
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an appeal to feelings rather than intellect
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e pluribus unum
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one out of many
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et al.
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and others
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et ux
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and wife
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in camera
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in the room, chamber-in the judge's chambers or in a closed courtroom with public and press excluded
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in aeternum
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forever
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in flagrante delicto
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in blazing crime; caught red-handed
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in extremis
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at the point of death
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in loco parentis
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in the place of a parent
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in re
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in the matter of
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per se
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through itself-in and of itself
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inter vivos
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between the living-designates a gift given during the parties' lifetime
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in toto
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in the whole, entirely
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mala fide
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in bad faith
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modus operandi
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method of operating; the pattern a criminal follows
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ne plus ultra
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not more beyond-the ultimate, the highest attainable point
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nolo contendere
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I do not wish to contend- a plea made by a defendant who admists no guilt but presents no defense against the charges
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nunc for tunc
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now for then-a retroactive wage settlement
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obiter dictum
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having been said along the way (journey)-an incidental remark made by the judge that has no actual legal bearing
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onus probandi
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burden of proving-burden of proof
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pendente lite
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while the uit is pending-ablative absolute used as an ADVERB
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lis pendens
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a pending law suit-used as a NOUN
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per annum
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per year
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per diem
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per day
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per capitia
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per heads-individually
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post scriptum
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after having been written; written afterwards
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post partum
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after childbirth
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pro bono publico
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for the public good-legal work done without a fee
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pro forma
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for form-as a formality
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quid pro quo
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what for what-soemthing for something; an exchange, sometimes said of a ple bargain
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qui tacet consentit
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he who is silent consents-silence implies consent
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rara avis
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a rare bird-a rarity
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res ipsa loquitur
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the thing speaks for itself-the facts are obvious
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(defunctus) sine prole
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(dead) without issue-said of one deceased with no children to serve as heirs
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ultra vires
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beyond the powers-acting beyond one's legal authority
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habeas corpus
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you may have the body- a legal doctrine that requires a person to be charged within a reasonable time or released
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sui juris
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of his or her own right, of full legal capacity
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mandamus
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we command-a type of writ ordering that something be done
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per stirpes
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per branch or stem
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in terrorem
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to the terror, for the purposes of frightening
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stare decisis (et non quieta movere)
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to stand on what has been decided-to stick to the legal precedent
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ex officio
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out of one's office, by virtue of holding an office
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ex post facto
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from after the fact-retroactively
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in propria persona
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in one's own person, representing one's self
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corpus delicti
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body of the crime-evidence that a crime has been committed
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