A-D

Question 1

to put an end to; to do away with; to nullify; to make void

Answer 1

abate

Question 2

with good reason; justly; rightfully

Answer 2

a bon droit

Question 3

to annul or repeal an order or rule issued by a subordinate authority

Answer 3

abrogate

Question 4

an action in tort or negligence

Answer 4

actio ex delicto

Question 5

an action for a thing; an action for the recovery of a thing possessed by another

Answer 5

actio in rem

Question 6

the “guilty act”; physical aspect of the crime

Answer 6

actus reus

Question 7

to present, bring forward, offer, or introduce (particularly evidence)

Answer 7

adduce

Question 8

to settle or determine finally

Answer 8

adjudicate

Question 9

for the suit; for the purposes of the suit; pending suit

Answer 9

ad litem

Question 10

betterments; improvements

Answer 10

ameliorations

Question 11

subject to answer to the law; accountable; liable to punishment

Answer 11

amenable

Question 12

friend of the court

Answer 12

amicus curiae

Question 13

with intention, disposition, design, will

Answer 13

animo

Question 14

the act of setting apart; designating the use or application of a fund

Answer 14

appropriation

Question 15

he undertook; he promised. A promise to do some act or pay something to another

Answer 15

assumpsit

Question 16

hear the other side; hear both sides. “No man should be condemned unheard”

Answer 16

audi alteram partem

Question 17

behaviour performed in a state of mental unconsciousness or dissociation without full awareness, e.g., somnambulism, fugue

Answer 17

automatism

Question 18

another action pending

Answer 18

autre action pendant

Question 19

another’s life

Answer 19

autri vie

Question 20

a territorial segment over which a bailiff or sheriff has jurisdiction

Answer 20

bailiwick

Question 21

bonds payable to the person having possession of them

Answer 21

bearer bonds

Question 22

one who benefits from an act of another

Answer 22

beneficiary

Question 23

to give personal property to another by will

Answer 23

bequeath

Question 24

in or with good faith; honestly; sincerely; innocently

Answer 24

bona fide

Question 25

in contemplation of approaching death

Answer 25

causa mortis

Question 26

“let him beware”

Answer 26

caveat

Question 27

“let the buyer beware” – a purchaser must examine, judge, and test for himself

Answer 27

caveat emptor

Question 28

to be informed of

Answer 28

certiorari

Question 29

the beneficiary of a trust

Answer 29

cestui que trust

Question 30

blood relationship; of common ancestry

Answer 30

consanguinity

Question 31

possible, but not assured. “Provisional.” No present interest exists, and whether such interest or right ever will exist depends upon a future uncertain event

Answer 31

contingent

Question 32

a person who may or will benefit if the primary beneficiary dies or otherwise loses its rights as a beneficiary

Answer 32

contingent beneficiary

Question 33

a body of law; a book comprehending several collections of law

Answer 33

corpus juris

Question 34

conditionally; in anticipation of future need

Answer 34

de bene esse

Question 35

a deceased person, especially one who has lately died

Answer 35

decedent

Question 36

a judgment of a court of equity or chancery (according to equity and good conscience)

Answer 36

decree

Question 37

in fact; indeed; actually

Answer 37

de facto

Question 38

physical appearance; outward bearing or behaviour

Answer 38

demeanour

Question 39

mental disorder in which cognitive and intellectual functions of the mind are prominently affected

Answer 39

dementia

Question 40

a statement, remark, or observation; opinions of a judge that do not embody the resolution or determination of the court

Answer 40

dictum

Question 41

a revocable gift given by a donor to a person for that person’s benefit while the donor is still alive

Answer 41

donatio inter vivos

Question 42

a gift or donation given in prospect or contemplation of death

Answer 42

donatio mortis causa

Question 43

bring with you (bring a document or piece of evidence when summoned to appear in court)

Answer 43

duces tecum

Question 44

while single or unmarried

Answer 44

dum sola