July Shortcuts Flashcards
(459 cards)
1
Q
(j)
A
jury
2
Q
(p)
A
proposition, precept, contention,
3
Q
(S)
A
solves, solvency
4
Q
(v)
A
verified, truthful, correct, true, accurate
5
Q
(v)^2
A
corroberate, corroberated, checked, verified,
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Q
[c]
A
contract
7
Q
[f]
A
fact, facts,
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Q
[J]
A
judge
9
Q
[L]
A
litigation
10
Q
[p]
A
policy
11
Q
[s]
A
statute, statutory
12
Q
[V]
A
verdict
13
Q
&
A
and
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Q
A
increase
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Q
©
A
controversy/claim
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Q
+
A
additionally, and, further,
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Q
~
A
approximately
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Q
$
A
economy
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Q
$E
A
economic efficiency
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Q
A/
A
assum[e/ing/tion] ___
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Q
A//
A
analogy, similar to, comparable to
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Q
A>
A
appealed
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Q
A2
A
according to
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Q
A4
A
account for
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AA
affirmative action/actively
26
Abg
ambiguity
27
Ac
acceptance
28
Acd
academi[ic, y]
29
AD
address
30
ADMN
administration/administrability, administer
31
ADMS
admissible, admissibility
32
Adv
advocat[te, cy]
33
Af
Affirm
34
Aff
Affidavit
35
Ag
agreement
36
Alg
allegation
37
Alt
alternative
38
Am.
Amend/amendment
39
Anc
Ancestry
40
AO/
appraised of/aware of
41
Ao2
as opposed to
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App
appellate
43
AppE
Apellee
44
AppT
Apellant
45
Apt
Appropriate
46
AQ
take, acquire, obtain
47
Ass’n / ASSN
association
48
Ath
authority
49
Atm
at the margin
50
Atv
advantage
51
Avg
average, normal
52
az
analyze, analysis
53
B/
believe, think,
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B//
balance, balancing test
55
B/O
based on
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B4
before, prior
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BB
bound by
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Bc
because
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Bd
boundary, threshold
60
Bdn
burden
61
Bdn/pv
burden of proof
62
BH
behaviour [al], conduct, action
63
BN
benefit[s]/advantage[s]
64
Bpl
hand formula
65
Br
brief
66
Bus
business[es]
67
Bwp
break[s/ing] with precedent
68
byd
beyond, surpass
69
c/
clear, obvious,
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c>
causation, pc> proximate causation, BC>
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C2
conducive to
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Cap
capital
73
Cb
contribute, contributory, contribution
74
CBA
cost/benefit analysis
75
CCD
concede
76
CD
concrete detail
77
CDT
conduct
78
Cf
compare
79
Chem
chemical
80
Cir
circuit
81
Civ
civil
82
CL
civil libert[y, ies]
83
Cltn
coalition
84
Cmty
community
85
Cn
conclusion, outcome, result
86
Cnty
county
87
Cnv
convey/conveyance
88
Co
company
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CoA
Cause of Action
90
Com
commerc[e, ial]
91
Comm
committee
92
Comm’n
commission
93
Comp
compensation, compensate, make whole,
94
Compl
complaint
95
Cond
conditional
96
Conf
conference
97
Cong
congress[ional]
98
Contra
contradiction
99
Coop
cooperat[ion, ive]
100
Corp
corporat[e, ion]
101
Cp
other things being equal (ceteris paribus)
102
CR2
civil rights
103
Crim
criminal
104
Crtn
corrections
105
Cs
consider, consideration, deliberate, deliberation, contemplate
106
Ct
court
107
Ctr
control
108
CX
cross examine
109
D/F:
differentiate/distinct from, distinguish
110
D/O
depends on, contingent on
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D/pcn
duty of care
112
D>
dismiss
113
D2
duty to, must, bound by, bound to
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D4
demand for
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Decl
declaraton
116
Def
defen[se, der, d],
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dem
demonstrate, show
118
Den
Deny[ing], denial, rejection, reject
119
Dep’t
department
120
DET
deterrence
121
Dev
develop[er, ment], create, creation, worked on
122
Dg
damages, damage, harm, hurt
123
Dif
different
124
Dipl
diplomacy
125
Disc
discovery
126
Disp
dispute, conflict, disagreement
127
Div
division, divide
128
Dkt
docket
129
DM
decision-making,
130
Doc
document
131
DP
depose, deposition,
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DQ
weigh, evaluate, make a determination, decide, judge (the process/task of evaluating/deciding something)
133
Ds
discretion
134
DT
determination, finding,
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E
efficient
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E/
erroneously, incorrectly,
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E2
entitled to
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Econ
econom[ic, y]
139
Ed
educat[or, ion, ional]
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Eg
example
141
EiV
even if true
142
EL
element, part, prong
143
Emp
employ[ee, er, ment]
144
Enf’t
enforcement
145
Eng
English
146
ent
entertainment
147
Env’t
environment[al]
148
EP
empirically, empirics, has been, past, already
149
Epc
equal protection clause
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Eq
equality
151
Equip
equipment
152
Est.
establish[ed]
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ET
even though
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Ev
evidence
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Ex
exceptional, exception, excluding
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Exch
exchange, trade
157
Exec
executive
158
Exp
export[er, ation], takeaway
159
Expl
explor[e, ation, ative, er], investigate, investigation
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ext
externality
161
f/
from
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F//
follow, comply
163
f\
for
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F2
fashioned to/designed to/tailored to
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Fac
ex postfacto, after, faculty
166
Fam
family/relatives
167
FC
expectation, forecast, expect, predict
168
Fed
federal
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FF
fact finding
170
Fg
federal government
171
Fid
fidelity, faith, belief, believe
172
[First thing]| [second thine]
sequence
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Found
foundation
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FS
foreseeable, predictable
175
Fx
effects, affects, creates, engenders, causes
176
G2
guarantee to
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G4
grounds for
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GE
sufficient (good enough)
179
Gen
general, generally
180
GL
green light/consent, permission, approve,
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Glob
global
182
Gov, Gov’t
government
183
Grp
group
184
Guar
guarantee
185
gv
gravamen, essence, most serious part,
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o/b
on behalf of
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H/
here, this,
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H>
holding
189
Hist
history[y, ical, ia, ic]
190
HR
house of representatives/human right
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Hr'g
hearing
192
Hrep
representative
193
Hum
human
194
Human
humanity, empathy
195
Hy
Hypothetical:
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I>
incentivizes
197
I2C>
intended outcome, goal, aim
198
I2
intention to, intent to, intentional, intention, purpose, aim,
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Ia
among other things (inter alia)
200
IC
inconsistent
201
Id
induce, identity
202
Ie
in other words
203
Imp
import[ed, ation, er]\
204
Inc
incorporated
205
inc2
inclination to
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Ind
independent[t, ce]
207
Indem
indemnity
208
Indus
indust[ry, ial, ies]
209
Ineq
inequity
210
inf
influence
211
Info
information
212
Inj
Injunction
213
Ins
insurance
214
Inst
institution - note that [I] also works
215
Inst, [I]
institution
216
Int
interest
217
Int’l
international
218
Intel
intelligence
219
Intell
intellectual
220
Inv
invest[ment, or]
221
Io2
in order to
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Iq
inquiry, inquire
223
It
interest
224
itv
intervene, intervention, interrupt
225
Iv
individual
226
J
judgement
227
J
judgement, decision
228
Jd
lawyer, juris doctor
229
JI
jury instructions
230
Jud
judicial
231
Juris
jurisprudence
232
Just
justice
233
Juv
juvenile, child
234
K
risk
235
K2
key to
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KK
danger, BIG risk
237
KQ
kritik
238
L
law[s]
239
Lab
labor
240
LB
liable, liability, guilt, guilty
241
Legis
legislat[ion, ive]
242
LG
release (from prison), release (generally), free, publish
243
Lib
line is blurry
244
Libr
library
245
Lim.
Limine
246
Loc
local
247
LQ
talk/talked, say/said, tell/told
248
Ltd
limited, limits,
249
M/c
my commentary
250
M4
motion for
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Maint
maintenance
252
Med
medic[al, inal, ine]
253
Mem
Memo, note,
254
Mfr
manufactur[er, ing]
255
Mgmt
management
256
MIL
motion in limine
257
Min
minute
258
MJ
majority
259
MJC
concurrence
260
MJX
dissent
261
Mkt
market
262
Mktg
marketing, lobbying
263
MO
modus operandi, way of doing things, method
264
Mod
modern
265
Mot
motion
266
Mpc
Model Penal Code
267
MQ
cosmetic, surface-level
268
MT
maintenance, maintain, continue
269
Mun
municipal[ity[
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Mut
mutual
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MW
meanwhile, concurrently, at the same time, contemporaneously
272
N//
notice, notice of
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n2
need to, necessary to
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Nat
natural/nature
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Nat’l
national
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Nat’y
nationality
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Negot
negotiat[ion, or]
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NG
negligence, negligent
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No
number
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O/R
overrule
281
O2
opposition to
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O4/LG
supervised release
283
OB
obligation, responsibility
284
OB2
obligation to, responsibility to
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OF
offer, provide, furnish,
286
Off
office
287
OG
original
288
Om
omission
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Op
opinion
290
Op
opinion
291
Opp
opportunity
292
opr
oppression
293
Ord
order
294
Org
organiz[ation, ing]
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ox
objection
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ox2
objection to
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P
probability, probable, likely
298
P’ship
Partnership
299
p//
presumpion
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p/c
professor’s commentary (opinions, vehemence, pet peeves)
301
P/ev
probative
302
p/r4
policy argument
303
p>
precedent
304
P2
power to
305
Pat
patent
306
PB
probation
307
Pc
proximate cause
308
pcn
precaution (caution, care)
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pd
procedural, procedure
310
Pers
person[al, nel]
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pet
petition
312
Pf
performance, performative, insincere
313
Pharm
pharmaceuitic[al]
314
Phil
philosoph[ical, y]
315
PJ
prejudice/prejudicial
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PL/
plea
317
Plan
planning
318
Pm
promise
319
Pol
politic[al, s]
320
Pol’y
policy
321
pp
through the agency of (per procurationem)
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Pr/
proper, properly
323
Prac
practice[al, ce, tioner]
324
Pres
perserv[e, ation]
325
Priv
priva[ce, te]
326
Prn
as needed (pro re nata)
327
Prop
property
328
Prot
protection
329
PS
perspective
330
PSS
possession
331
Psych
psychology[ical,y,ist]
332
PT
pro tanto/to such an extent/to that extent
333
Ptby/ptb
predictability/predictable
334
Pub
public
335
pv
proof, prove
336
Pwr
power
337
Px
prevent/proscribe/prohibit
338
PZ
parties
339
Q
question
340
Q!
quandary/issue/problem
341
Qpq
quid pro quo
342
Qv
which see (quode vide)
343
R2
right to
344
R4?
why? What's the reasoning for this? How do you explain this?
345
R4
argument for, reasoning, reason for
346
RB
rebuttal
347
Rc
recover
348
Re
in response to, concerning
349
Rec
record, recording
350
Refin
refin[e, ing, ement]
351
Reg
regulat[e, ion, or, ory]
352
Reg’l
regional
353
Rehab
rehabilitat[ion, ive]
354
Rel
relevant, germane
355
Rep
report[er], represent, represenation
356
Req
requirement
357
Res
resource
358
Resp
responsibility (long form, short form is OB for obligation)
359
Rev
review
360
rez
resolution, explanation, resolve, explain
361
RF2
Refer to:
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Rg
reasoning
363
RLS
relation, relations
364
ROB
role of ballot/court
365
RP
reasonable person
366
Rq
request
367
Rsch
research
368
Rsrv
reserve[ations, e]
369
Rx
guideline, prescription,
370
rz
recognize, recognized
371
S
standard
372
s/t
subtext, implied, implicit
373
s>
should
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S$
social cost
375
S4
support for, goes to,
376
SA
in a relaxed/ample way (sensu amplo)
377
Sb
substantial, substantive, substance
378
Sbp
subpoena
379
Sch
school
380
Sci
scien[ce, tific]
381
Sec
security[y, ies]
382
Sen
senate
383
Sent’g
sentencing
384
Serv
service
385
SH
social harm
386
SL
broadly (sensu lato)
387
SL
strict liability
388
Soc
social
389
Soc’y
society
390
Socio
sociolo[gy, gical, gist]
391
Sol
solution
392
SoR
Standard of Review
393
SQ
status quo
394
SQN
sine qua non – essential condition, absolutely necessary
395
SS
narrowly/in the strict sense – (sensu stricto)
396
SSP
slippery slope
397
Stat
statistic[s, al]
398
Strat
strategy
399
Stud
studies
400
SU
socially useful
401
Sup. Ct.
Supreme Court
402
Supp
support
403
SV
social value
404
Sys
system
405
T/
tentative, prospective
406
T/o
treatment of
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T$
transaction cost
408
T2
tends to
409
T4
time for
410
Tech
techn[ical, ology, ique, ological]
411
Temp
temporary
412
test
testimony, testify
413
TF
therefore
414
Th
theory
415
TLDR
too long, didn’t read
416
TLDTN
too long, didn’t take notes
417
TM
time, duration, trademark
418
Tr
transcript
419
Tr
trust[ee]
420
Transp
transport[ation]
421
TRO
temporary restraining order
422
TW
tension with
423
TX
text, textualist
424
Uc
unclear
425
UCC
Uniform Commercial Code
426
UL
unless/only
427
Unif
unform
428
Univ
university
429
UP
underpin, lend support, bolster
430
Urb
urban
431
US
understanding , understand
432
Ut
until
433
Util
utility
434
Utilit
utilitarian
435
v/
violates (the verb - vx is the noun for a violation)
436
vp
viewpoint, perspective
437
V2
attempt to/venture to
438
VA
volition[al action]
439
vav
vis a vis, how, means, way
440
Vg
vague
441
Viz
precisely, namely (videlicet)
442
VS
verified statement
443
VV
vice versa
444
vx
violate, violation
445
W/in
within
446
W/o
without
447
W4
want for/wish for – something missing
448
Wk
week
449
Wkly
weekly
450
WL.
westlaw
451
WW
when/where – under these circumstances,
452
X
fail, fails, reject, rejected,
453
x2
failed to
454
xo
innocent, exonnerate,
455
xpcn
reckless
456
y/o
years old
457
Π
plaintiff
458
Ω
defendant
459
mv
motivation, purpose
