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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 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, of importance
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habeas corpus
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you have the body (writ directed to custodian of a person, commanding custodian to produce such a 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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honorary fee or gift; compensation from gratitude
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idem
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the same as above
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idem sonans
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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 poor person to sue without liability for court costs
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infra
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beneath; below
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in limine
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at the beginning; threshold
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