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A Fortiori |
With stronger reason |
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A Priori |
From what goes before; from the cause to the effect |
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Ab Initio |
From the beginning |
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Actiones in Personam |
Personal actions |
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Ad Curiam |
Before the court, to the court |
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Ad damnum clause |
To the damage, clause of complaint that states plaintiff's monetary loss |
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Ad faciendum |
To do |
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Ad hoc |
For this purpose, for this occasion |
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Ad litem |
for the suit; for the litigation |
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Ad rem |
To the thing at hand |
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Ad valorem |
According to the value |
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Adversus |
Against |
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Aggregatio Mentium, |
Meeting of the minds (relates to the formation of contracts) |
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Alias Dictus |
Otherwise called, also known as (as in an assumed name) |
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Alibi |
In another place, elsewhere |
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Aliunde |
From another place, from without (as in evidence outside the document). Also known as parole evidence |
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Alter ego |
The other self |
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Amicus Curiae |
Friend of the Court |
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Animo |
With intention, disposition, design, will |
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Animus |
Mind, intention |
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Ante litem motam |
Before suit brought, before litigation is filed |
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Arguendo |
In the course of the argument, for the sake of argument |
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Assumpsit |
He undertook, he promised |
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Bona fide |
Good faith |
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Capias |
Take, arrest |
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Capita |
Persons, heads |
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Causa mortis |
By reason of death |
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Caveat |
Beware, a warning |
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Caveat emptor |
Let the buyer beware |
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Certiorari |
Sending the pleadings up (from an inferior court to a superior court) |
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Cestui |
Beneficiaries |
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Cestui Que Trust |
Beneficiaries of the trust |
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Circa |
In the are of, about, concerning |
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Compos Mentis |
Of sound mind |
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Consortium |
Union of lots or chances; conjugal fellowship of husband and wife |
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Contra |
Against |
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Coram Nobis |
Before us ourselves |
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Corpus |
Body |
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Corpus Delicti |
Body of the offense; essence of the crime |
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Cum Testamento Annexo |
With the will annexedq |
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Datum |
1. A thing given; information 2. A Date |
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Defacto |
in fact, in deed, actually |
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Dejure |
of right, lawfule |
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Denovo |
a new, a fresh |
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De son tort |
of his own wrong |
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dies non |
Not a day |
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Duces Tecum |
bring with you |
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Dum bene se gesserit |
While he shall conduct himself, during good behavior |
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E Converso |
Conversely, on the other hand |
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En banc |
In the bench, all judges present |
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Eo instanti |
Upon the instant |
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Erratum |
Error |
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Et alii (et al.) |
and others |
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Et Sequentia (et seq.) |
And as follows |
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Et ux |
And wife |
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Et vir |
And husband |
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Ex delicto |
(arising) from a tort |
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Ex gratia |
As a matter of favor |
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Ex officio |
From office, by virtue of his office |
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Ex parte |
One side only, by or for one party only |
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Ex Post Facto |
After the fact |
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Facto |
In fact, in or by the law |
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Felonice |
Feloniously |
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Fiat |
Let it be done, a short order that a thing be done |
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Fieri |
To be made up, to become |
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Fieri Facias |
Cause to be made (Example: an order directing the sheriff to reduce a judgment debtor's property to money (sell it) for the amount of the judgment) |
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Flagrante Delicto |
In the very act of committing the crime |
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Forum non Conveniens |
Discretionary power of a court to decline jursidiction over a case when the court believes it should be tried elsewhere for convenience of parties and witnesses |
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Gravis |
Serious, of importance |
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Habeas Corpus |
You have the body (example: a writ directed to the custodian of a person, commanding the custodian to produce such person) |
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Habendum Clause |
That part of a deed that begins "to have and to hold" defines extent of ownership |
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Hororarium |
Honorary fee or gift;l compensation from gratitude |
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Idem |
The same as above (id.) |
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Idem Sonans |
Having the same sound (as names sounding alike but spelled differently) |
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In Curia |
In Court |
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In Esse |
In being, existence |
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In Forma Pauperis |
Permission given to a poor person to use without liability for court costs |
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Infra |
Beneath; below |
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in liminie |
At the beginnning; threshold |
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In loco parentis |
In place of a parent, one charged with a parent's right and obligations |
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In pari delicto |
In equal part |
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In Personam |
Personally against the person |
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In Praesenti |
At once; now |
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In Re |
In the matter |
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In Rem |
Proceedings against a thing (examples: bank account, real estate) distinguished from those against a person |
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In Specie |
In the same or in similar form |
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Instanter |
Immediately |
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Inter alia, inter alios |
Among other things, between other persons |
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Inter Se |
Among themselves |
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Inter Vivos |
Between the living, from one person to another |
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In Toto |
In the whole; completely |
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In Transitu |
In transit |
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Intra |
Within, inside |
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Ipse Dixit |
he himself said (it), as an assertion made but not proved |
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Ipso Facto |
By the fact itself |
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Ita Est |
So it is |
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Jura Personarum |
Right of a person, rights of persons |
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Jura Rerum |
Rights of things |
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Jure Divino |
By divine right |
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Jure Uxoris |
In his wife's right |
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Jus (jura) |
Law; right; laws collectively |
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Jus ad rem |
A right to a thing |
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Jus Commune |
The common law; the common right |
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Jus Gentium |
The law of nations; international law |
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Just Habendi |
The right to have a thing |
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Jus Tertii |
The right of a third party; the rights of another person |
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Levari Facias |
Cause to be levied, a writ of execution |
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Lex |
Law |
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Lex Loci |
Law of the place where the cause of action arose |
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Lis Pendens |
Litigation pending (Example: filed with real estate records to notify the world that the real estate is involved in litigation |
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Locus delicti |
The place of the crime or of the tort |
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Locus Sigilli (L.S.) |
The place for the seal |
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Mala |
Bad |
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Mala Fides |
Bad Faith |
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Mala in Se |
Wrong in itself, an act that is morally wrong |
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Mala Praxis |
Malpractice |
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Mala Prohibita |
Act declared criminal by statute (Example: Failure to file a report) Though not wrong in itself (Example: As in murder) |
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Malo Animo |
With evil intent |
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Mandamus |
We command, a writ used to compel an official to perform an act that she is required to perform |
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Manu Forti |
With a strong hand, forcible entry |
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Mens Rea |
Guilty mind (most crimes require the element of intent) |
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Nihil Dicit |
He says nothing (Example: a default judgment against a defendant who does not raise a defense in the action |
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Nil |
Nothing; of no account |
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Nil Debet |
He owes nothing |
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Nisi Prius |
Unless before (used to distinguish the court where trial was held from the appellate court) |
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Nolle Prosequi |
Unwilling to prosecute (a crime); prosecutor's discretion not to file charges in a particular case |
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Nolo Contendere |
I will not contest it |
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Non |
not |
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Non Assumpsit |
Plea in defenses; that he did not promise |
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Non Compos Mentis |
Not of sound mind |
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Non Est Factum |
It is not his deed |
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Non Obstante |
Notwithstanding |
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Non Sequitur |
It does not follow |
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Nota bene (N.B.) |
Note well; take notice |
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Nudum Pactum |
Nude pact, a bare agreement that lacks the consideration to form a valid contract |
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Nul Tort |
No wrong done |
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Nulla Bona |
No Goods (wording used on the return of a writ fieri facias) |
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Nunc Pro Tunc |
Now for then (example: An order to correct a clerical error in a previous order) |
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Obiter Dictum |
Remark that is not central to the main issue |
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Onus Probandi |
The burden of proof |
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Opus (pl., opera) |
Work, labor |
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Ore Tenus |
by word of mouth, orally |
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Pari Delicto |
In equal guilt |
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Pari Passu |
By equal progress, ratably, equitably, without preference |
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Pater Familias |
Father of the family |
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Peculium |
Private property |
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Pendens |
Pending |
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Pendente Lite |
Pending the suit, during litigation |
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Per Annum |
Annual, by the year |
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Per Capita |
By the head, equally shared |
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Per Contra |
In opposition |
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Per Curiam |
By the Court |
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Per Diem |
By the day |
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Per Se |
By itself, taken alone |
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Per Stirpes |
By representation, by the roots or stocks for purposes of inheritance |
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Post |
After, later |
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Post-Factum |
After the fact, after the event |
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Post-Obit |
To take effect after death |
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Praecipe |
Writ commanding a person to some act or to appear and show cause why she should not do so; order to clerk of court to issue a summons or execution on judgment already rendered |
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Prima Facie |
At first sight, on the face of it |
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Pro Bono |
Free of charge, without cost |
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Pro Forma |
As a matter of form |
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Pro Hac Vice |
For this occasion |
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Pro Rata |
According to the rate or proportion |
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Pro Se |
Appearing for oneself; personally |
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Pro Tanto |
For so much, to that extent |
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Pro tempore |
For the time being, temporarily |
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Prochein Ami |
Next friend |
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Publici Juris |
Of public right |
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Pur Autre Vie |
For or during the life of another |
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Quaere |
Question, doubt |
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Quantum |
How much, the amount |
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Quare |
Wherefore |
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Quare Clausum Fregit |
Breakign the close, trespass |
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Quasi |
as if, as if it were |
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Quid Pro Quo |
What for what, something for something (as in consideration for a cotnract) |
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Quo Warranto |
By what right or authority |
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Res |
thing, object, subject matter |
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Res Gestae |
Things done, excited utterance |
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Res Ipsa Loquitur |
The thing speaks for itself |
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Res Judicata |
A thing (matter) adjudged |
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Respondeat Superior |
Let the master answer |
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Scienter |
Knowledge, awareness |
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Scilicet |
To wit, that is to say, namely (SS or ss) |
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Scintilla |
A spark, the least particle |
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Scire Facias |
Cause to know, give notice (write used to revive a judgment that has expired) - dormant |
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Secundum |
According to |
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Se Defendeno |
In self-defense |
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Semper |
Always |
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Seriatim |
Severally, separately |
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Sic |
Thus, so, in such manner (used to indicate an error in original, quoted material) |
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Sigillum |
A Seal |
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Sine |
Without |
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Sine Die |
Without a day, without a specific day assigned for a future meeting |
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Sine Qua Non |
That without which a thing cannot occur; indispensable condition or part |
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Stare Decisis |
To abide by decided cases |
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Status Quo |
State in which, present state |
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Sua Sponte |
Voluntarily, of his own will and motion |
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Sub Nomine |
Under the name of, in the name of, under the title of |
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Sub Silentio |
Under silence, without any notice being taken |
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Sui Generis |
Of its own kind or class, the only one of a kind, unique |
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Sui Juris |
Of his own right, having legal capacity to act for himself |
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Supersedeas |
Superseding (as in the bond that accompanies a writ commanding a stay of proceedings pending appeal |
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Supra |
Above, cited in full above |
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Tenere |
To hold, to keep |
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Terminus a Quo |
The starting point |
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Ultra |
Beyond, in excess of, outside of |
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Ultra vires |
Without power, beyond the powers of |
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Venire Facias |
That you cause to come, a type of summons |
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Versus |
Against |
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Cidelicet (viz) |
it is easy to see, that is to say, namely |
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Vi Et Armis |
By force and arms |
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Vis-a-vis |
one who (that which) is face to face with another |
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Vivos |
Living |
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Voir Dire |
To speak the truth, the process used to select jurors |
