Study Unit 1 - List Of Technical Terms

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a contrario

Back 1

by way of contrast; on the other hand

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a fortiori

Back 2

so much the more

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a priori

Back 3

before the case has been investigated

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a quo

Back 4

from which

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ab initio

Back 5

from the beginning

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actio

Back 6

action

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ad hoc

Back 7

for a specific occasion or purpose

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ad idem

Back 8

agreed

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ad infinitum

Back 9

to infinity

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ad litem

Back 10

for the case or suit

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affidavit

Back 11

sworn statement

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aliter

Back 12

otherwise

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beneficium

Back 13

benefit

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bona fide

Back 14

good faith

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cadit quaestio

Back 15

the question falls away

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cautio de restituendo

Back 16

security for restitution

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coitus

Back 17

sexual intercourse

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compos mentis

Back 18

sane; in his or her right mind

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condictio

Back 19

action with which property is recovered

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consensus

Back 20

consent; agreement

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contra bonos mores

Back 21

contrary to good morals

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contumelia

Back 22

insult

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curia advisari vult

Back 23

the court wishes to consider its decision

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de bonis propriis

Back 24

out of his or her own pocket

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de facto

Back 25

in fact; judged according to the factual position

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de iure

Back 26

in law; judges according to the law

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de lege ferenda

Back 27

as the law should be (as opposed to the law as it is)

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de minimis non curat lex

Back 28

the law is not concerned with trivialities

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de novo

Back 29

anew

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emancipatus

Back 30

emancipated minor

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error

Back 31

mistake

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ex abundanti cautela

Back 32

for the sake of greater caution

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ex mero motu

Back 33

spontaneously; of (his or her or its) own accord

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ex parte

Back 34

as the only interested party

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ex post facto

Back 35

seen in retrospect; seen in hindsight

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facta probanda

Back 36

facts which must be proved to substantiate the cause of action

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functus officio

Back 37

no longer functioning in an official capacity

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genus

Back 38

class

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in casu

Back 39

in this case

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in esse

Back 40

existing

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in extenso

Back 41

extensively

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in extremis

Back 42

dying; at death's door

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in fieri

Back 43

in the process of being created

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in fine

Back 44

at the end

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in limine

Back 45

at the beginning (of the case)

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in loco parentis

Back 46

in the position of the parent

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in re

Back 47

in the case of

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in toto

Back 48

as a whole; in its entirety

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in transitu

Back 49

in transit

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in utero

Back 50

in the womb

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infra

Back 51

below

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inter alia

Back 52

among other things

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inter alios

Back 53

among others

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interim

Back 54

in the meantime

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intra vires

Back 55

within the authority

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ultra vires

Back 56

outside the authority

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ipsissima verba

Back 57

the exact words

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ipso facto

Back 58

obviously

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ipso iure

Back 59

by operation of law

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iusta causa

Back 60

just cause

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lex

Back 61

statute or legal rule

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lex loci celebrationis

Back 62

law of the place of celebration (where the contract was entered into)

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lex loci domicilii

Back 63

law of the place of domicile

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litis contestatio

Back 64

moment when the suit is instituted between the parties; alternatively, the moment when the pleadings are closed

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lucidum intervallum

Back 65

lucid interval

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maxim

Back 66

legal maxim; adage

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mutatis mutandis

Back 67

with the necessary alterations

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nomine officii (NO)

Back 68

in an official capacity

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non compos mentis

Back 69

not in full possession of his or her faculties; mentally ill

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onus

Back 70

burden of proof

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opere citato (op cit)

Back 71

in the work quoted

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pactum

Back 72

agreement

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pari passu

Back 73

(1) simultaneously and equally

(2) on equal terms

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per incuriam

Back 74

a decision which failed to take note of existing legislation

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per se

Back 75

in itself

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petitio principii

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acceptance of what must still be proved; begging the question

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postea

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afterwards

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prima facie

Back 78

at first sight

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qualitate qua

Back 79

in the given capacity

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qua

Back 80

as

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quaere

Back 81

uncertain

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quasi

Back 82

as if

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ratio

Back 83

reason; ground

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re

Back 84

in connection with or in the case of

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rei vindicatio

Back 85

the action with which an owner may reclaim his or her property from any person if the propertyhas been unlawfully removed from the owner's possession

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res

Back 86

thing

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res ipsa loquitur

Back 87

it speaks for itself

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respondent

Back 88

the opposing party in an application or an appeal

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restitutio in integrum

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return to the previous condition

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semble

Back 90

it would seem that

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separatio a mensa et thoro

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separation from bed and board

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simul ac semel

Back 92

simultaneously

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sine

Back 93

without

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spes

Back 94

expectation; hope

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sponsalia

Back 95

promise of marriage; engagement

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stante matrimonio

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during the existence of the marriage

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stare decises

Back 97

decided cases remain authoritative

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status quo ante

Back 98

the previous legal position

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stuprum

Back 99

immorality; extra-marital sexual intercourse

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sub iudice

Back 100

pending

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sui generis

Back 101

of its own kind

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sui iuris

Back 102

capable of performing juristic acts; having capacity to act

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summa ratio

Back 103

decisive reason

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supra

Back 104

above

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uberrima fides

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utmost good faith

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ubi ius ibi remedium

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when there is a right, the law affords a remedy

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uxor

Back 107

wife

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verba ipsissima

Back 108

the exact words

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verbis

Back 109

with words only

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vice versa

Back 110

conversely; the other way round

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videlicet

Back 111

namely

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vinculum iuris

Back 112

juristic tie; juristic bond

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vis

Back 113

force

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vitium

Back 114

defect

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viva voce

Back 115

orally