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a fortiori
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with stronger reaason
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a priori
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from what goes before; from the cause to the effect
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ab initio
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from the beginning
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actiones in personam
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personal actions
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ad curiam
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before the court, to the court
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ad damnum clause
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to the damage, clause of complaint which states plantiff's monetary loss
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ad faciendum
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to do
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ad hoc
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for th is purpose, for this occassion
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ad litem
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for the suit; for the litigation (a guardian ad litem, for example)
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ad rem
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to the thing at hand
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Meaning
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a fortiori
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with stronger reason
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a priori
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from what goes before; from the cause to the effect
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ab initio
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from the beginning
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actiones in personam
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personal actions
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ad curiam
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before the court, to the court
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ad damnum clause
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to the damage, clause of complaint which states plaintiff's monetary loss
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ad faciendum
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to do
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ad hoc
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for this purpose, for this occasion
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ad litem
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for the suit; for the litigation (a guardian ad litem, for example)
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ad rem
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to the thing at hand
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ad valorem
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according to the value (an ad valorem tax for example)
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adversus
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against (defendant adv. Plaintiff)
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aggregaito menium
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meeting of minds (relates to formation of contracts)
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alias dictus
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otherwise called, also known as (as in an assumed name)
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alibi
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in another place, elsewhere
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aliunde
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from another place, from without (as in evidence outside the document) see parol evidence
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alter ego
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the other self
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amicus curiae
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friend of the court )as an amicus curiae brief filed with an appellate court)
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animo
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with intention, disposition, design, will
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animus
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Mind, intention
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ante litem motam
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before suit, brought, before litigation is filed
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arguendo
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in the course of the argument, for the sake of argument
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assumpsit
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he undertook, he promised
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bona fide
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in good faith
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capias
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take, arrest
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capita
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persons, heads
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causa mortis
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by reason of death
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caveat
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beware, a warning
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caveat emptor
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let the buyer beware
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certiorari
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send the pleadings up (from an inferior court to a superior court: U.S. Supreme Court uses writ of certiorari to review most cases)
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cestiu
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beneficiaries (pronounced "setty")
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cestui gue trust
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beneficiaries of the trust
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circa
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in the areas of, amount, concerning
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consortium
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union of lost of changes; conjugal fellowship of husband and wife
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contra
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against
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coram nobis
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before us ourselves
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corpus
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body
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corpus delicti
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body of the offense; essence of the crime
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cum testamento annexo
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with the will annexed
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datum
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(pl. data) 1. A thing given; information; 2. A date
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de facto
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in fact, in deed, actually
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de jure
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of right, lawful
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de novo
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anew, a fresh
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de son tort
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of his own wrong
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dies non
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not a day
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duces tecum
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bring with you (as in subpoena duces tecum, whereby subpoenaed person must appear and bring records)
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dum bene se gesserit
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while he shall conduct himself, during good behavior
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e converso
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conversely, on the other hand
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en bac
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in the bench, all judges present (a three-judge panel sits individually or en bac)
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eo instanti
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upon the instant
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erratum
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(pl. errata) error
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et alii
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and others (as in smith, et al. vs. Jones)
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et sequentia
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and as follows (et seq.)
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et ux
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and wife
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et vir
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and husband
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ex delicto
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(arising ) from a tort
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ex gratia
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as a matter of favor
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ex officio
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from office, by virtue of his office
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ex parte
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one side only, by or for one party only
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ex post facto
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after the fact
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facto
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in fact5, in or by the law
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felonice
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feloniously
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fiat
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let it be done, a short order that a thing be done
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fieri
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to be made up, to become
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fieri facias
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cause to be made (writ directing sheriff to reduce judgment debtor's property to money (sell it) for the amount of the judgment)
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flagrante delicto
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in the very act of committing the crime
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forum non conveniens
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discretionary power of a court to decline jurisdiction over a case when the court believes it should be tried elsewhere for convenience of parties and witnesses
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gravis
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serious, or importance
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habeas corpus
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you have the body (writ directed to a custodian of a person, commanding custodian to produce such person_
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habendum clause
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that part of deed which begins "to have and to hold"; defines extent of ownership
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honorarium
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honory fee or gift; compensation from gratitude
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idem
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the same as above (id.)
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idem sonanas
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having the same sound (as names sounding alike but spelled differently)
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in curia
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in court
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in esse
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in being, existence
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in forma pauperis
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permission given to a pour person to sue without liability for court costs
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in limine
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at the beginning; threshold
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in loco parentis
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in place of a parent, one charged with a parent's rights and obligations
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in pari delicto
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in equal fault
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in personam
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personally, against the person
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in praesenti
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at once; now
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in re
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in the matter
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in rem
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proceedings against a thing (a bank account or real estate) distinguished from those against a person
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in specie
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in the same or in similar form
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in toto
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in the whole, completely
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in transitu
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in transit
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infra
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beneath; below
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instanter
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immediately
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inta este
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so it is
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inter ali, inter alios
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amount other things , between other persons
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inter se
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amount themselves
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inter vivos
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between the living, from one person to another
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intra
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within, inside
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ipse dixit
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he himself said (it), as an assertion made but not proved
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ipso facto
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by the fact itself
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jura personarum
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right of a person, right sof persons
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jura rerum
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rights of things
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jure divino
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by divine right
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jure uxoris
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in his wife's right
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jus (pl. jura)
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law; right; laws collectively
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jus ad rem
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a right to a thing
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jus commune
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the common law, the common right
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jus gentium
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the law of nations, international law
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jus tertii
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the right of a third party; the rights of another person
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just habendi
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the right to have a thing
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levari facias
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cause to be levied, a writ of execution
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lex
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law
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lex loci
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law of the place where the cause of action arose
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lis pendes
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litigation pending, as in alias pendesfiled with real estate records to notify the world that the real estate is involved in litigation
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locus delicti
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the place of the crime or of the tort
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locus sigilli (L.S.)
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the place for the seal
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mala
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bad
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mala fides
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bad faith
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mala in se
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wrong in itself, an act which is normally wrong
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mala praxis
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malpractice
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mala prohibita
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acts declared as criminal by statute (failure to file a report), though not wrong in themselves (theft)
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malo animo
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with evil intent
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mandamus
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we command, a writ used to compel an official to perform an act which she is required to perform
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manu forti
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with a strong hand, forcible entry
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mens rea
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guilty mind, most crimes require the element of inetne (mens era)
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nihil dicit
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he says nothing, as in a default judgment against a defendant who does not raise a defense in the action
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nil
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nothing; of no account
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nil debet
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he owes nothing
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nisi prius
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unless before (used to distinguish the court where trial was held from the appellate court)
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nolle prosequi
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unwilling to prosecute (a crime), prosecutor's discretion not to file charges in a particular case
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nolo contendere
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I will not contest it
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non
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not
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non assumpsit
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plea in defense; that he did not promise
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non compos mentis
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not of sound mind
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non est factum
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it is not his deed
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non obstante
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notwithstanding
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non sequitur
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it does not follow
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nota bene (N.B.)
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note well; take notice
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nudum pactum
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nude pact, bare agreement which lacks the consideration to form a valid contract
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nul tort
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no wrong done
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nulla bona
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no goods (wording used on the return of a writ fieri facias)
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nun pro tunc
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now for then, as in order nunc pro tunc to correct clerical error in previous order
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obiter dictum
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remark which is not central to the main issue
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onus probandi
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the burden of proof
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opus (pl., opera)
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work, labor)
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ore tenus
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by word of mouth, orally as in a motion ore tenus
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Pari delicto
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in equal guilt
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pari passu
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by equal progress, ratably, equitably without preference
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pater familias
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father of the family
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peculium
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private property
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pendens
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pending
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pendente lite
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pending the suit, during litigation
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per annum
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annual, by the year
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per capita
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by the head, equally shared
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per contra
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in position
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per curiam
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by the court
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per diem
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by the day
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per se
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by itself, taken alone
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per stirpes
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by representation, by the roots or stocks for purposes of inheritance
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post
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after, later
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post-factum
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after the fact, after the even
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post-obit
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to take effect after death
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praecipe
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writ commanding a person to do 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
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at first sight, on the face of it
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pro bono
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free of charge, without cost
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pro forma
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as a matter of form
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pro hac vice
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for this occasion
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pro rata
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according to the rate or proportion
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pro se
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appearing for oneself; personally
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pro tanto
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for so much, to that extent
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pro tempore
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for the time being, temporarily
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prochein ami
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next friend
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publici juris
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of public right
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pur autre vie
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for on during the life of another
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quaere
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question, doubt
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quantum
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how much, the amount
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quare
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wherefore
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quare clausum fregit
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breaking the close, trespass
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quasi
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as if, as if it were
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quid pro quo
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what for what, something for something (as in consideration for a contract)
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quo warranto
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by what right or authority
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res
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thing, object, subject matter
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res gestae
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things done, excited utterance
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res ipsa loquitur
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the thing speaks for itself
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res judicta
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a thing (matter) adjudged
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respondeat superior
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let the master answer
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scienter
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knowledge, awareness
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scintilla
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a apark, the least particle
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scire facias
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cause to know, give notice (writ used to revive a judgment that has expired [dormant])
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se defendeno
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in self-defense
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secundum
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according to
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semper
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always
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seriatim
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severally, separately
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sic
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thus, so, in such manner (used to indicate an error in original, quoted material)
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sigillum
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a seal
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sine
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without
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sine die
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without a day, without a specific day assigned for future meeting
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