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31 Cards in this Set
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Alibi |
Elsewhere |
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Bona fide |
In good faith |
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Ad hoc |
For a particular end |
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Actionable per se |
The act is punishable and no proof of damage is reqd |
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Audi alteram partem |
No man shall be condemned unheard |
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Amicus curiae |
Friend of court, Member of bar who is appointed to assist court |
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Assentio mentium |
Meeting of mind |
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Damnum sine injuria |
Damage without injury |
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De facto |
In fact |
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De jure |
By law |
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De novo |
To make soemthing new |
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Estoppel |
Prevented from dieing |
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Ex gratia |
As a fovor |
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Injuria sine damnum |
Injury without damage |
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Slander |
Spoken |
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Libel |
Written |
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Ignoratia facti excusat |
Ignorance of fact can be excused |
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Ignoratia juris non excusat |
Ignorance of law can't be excused |
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Ubi jus ibi remedium |
Where there is law there is remedy |
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Actus reus |
Guilty act |
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Mens rea |
Guilty intention |
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Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea |
The act itself does not make a man guilty unless his intentions were so. |
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Nemo debt bis vexari ( double jeopardy ) |
Nobody should be punished twice for one and the same course |
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Nemo tenetur seipsum accusare ( Right against self incrimination ) |
Nobody has to accuse himself |
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Cavaet emptor |
Let the buyer beware |
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Void-ab-initio |
Void since beginning |
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Respondent superior |
Responsible superior |
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Qui facit alium facit per Se |
He who acts through another act himself |
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Concensus ad idem |
Meeting of minds |
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Actio personalis moritur cum persona |
Right of action of a person dies with death |
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Actio personalis moritur cum persona |
Right of action of a person dies with death |
