Latin Flashcards
(215 cards)
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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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aggregation mentium
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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, form without (as in evidence outside the document); see parole evidence under Legal Terms below
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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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good faith
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capias
take, arrest
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capita
persons, heads
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causa mortis
by reason of death
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caveat
beware, a warning
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caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
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certiorari
send the pleadings up (form an inferior court to a superior court; U.S. Supreme Court uses writ of certiorari to review most cases)
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cestui
beneficiaries (pronounced "setty")
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cestui que trust
beneficiaries of the trust
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circa
in the area of, about, concerning
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compos mentis
of sound mind
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consortium
union of lots or chances; conjugal fellowship of husband and wife
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contra
against
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coram nobis
before us ourselves
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corpus
body
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corpus delicti
body of the offense essence of the crim
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cum testament annexo
with the will annexed
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datum (pl., data)
1. a thing given; 2. a date
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de facto
in fact, in deed, actually
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de jure
of right, lawful
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de novo
anew, afresh
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de son tort
of his own wrong
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dies non
not a day
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duce tecum
bring with you (as in subpoena duces tecum, whereby subpoenaed person must appear and bring records)
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dum bene se gesserit
while he shall conduct himself; during good behavior
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e converso
conversely, on the other hand
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en banc
in the bench, all judges present (a three-judge panel sits individually or en banc)
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eo instanti
upon the instant
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erratum (pl., errata)
error
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et alii
and others (as in Smith et al. v. Jones)
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et seqentia
and as follows (et seq.)
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et ux
and wife
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et vir
and husband
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ex delicto
arising from a tort
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ex gratia
as a matter of favor
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ex officio
from office, by virtue of his office
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ex parte
one side only, by or for one party only
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ex post facto
after the fact
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facto
in face, in or by the law
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felonice
feloniously
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fiat
let it be done, a short order that a thing be done
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fieri
to be made up, to become
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fieri facias
cause to be made (a writ [order] directing the sheriff to reduce a judgment debtor's property to money [sell it] for the amount of the judgment, for example)
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flagrante delicto
in the very act of committing the crime
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forum non conveniens
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
serious, of importance
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habeas corporus
you have the body (a writ directed to the custodian of a person, commanding the custodian to produce such person)
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habendum clause
that part of a deed which beings "to have and to hold"; defines extent of ownership
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honorarium
honorary fee or gift; compensation from gratitude
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idem
the same as above (id.)
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idem sonans
having the same sound (as names sounding alike but spelled differently)
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in curia
in court
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in esse
in being, existence
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in forma pauperis
permission given to a poor person to sue without liability for court costs
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infra
beneath; below
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in limine
at the beginning; threshold
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in loco parentis
in place of a parent, on charge with a parent's rights and obligations
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in pari delicto
in equal fault
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in personam
personally, against the person
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in praesenti
at once; now
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in re
in the matter
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in rem
proceedings against a thing (a blank account of real estate) distinguished from those against a person
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in specie
in the same or in similar form
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instanter
immediately
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inter alia, inter alios
among other things, between other persons
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inter se
among themselves
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inter vivos
between the living, from one person to another
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in toto
in the whole, completely
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in transitu
in transit
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intra
within, inside
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ipse dixit
he himself said (it), as an assertion made but not proved
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ipso facto
by the fact itself
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ita est
so it is
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jura personarum
right of a person, rights of persons
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jura rerum
rights of things
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jure divino
by divine right
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jure uxoris
in his wife's right
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jus (pl. jura)
law; right; laws collectively
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jus ad rem
a right to a thing
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jus commune
the common law, the common right
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just gentium
the law of nations, international law
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just habendi
the right to have a thing
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jus tertii
the right of a third part; the rights of another person
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levari facias
cause to be levied, a writ of execution
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lex
law
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lex loci
law of the place where the cause of action arose
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lis pendens
litigation pending, as in a lis pendens filed with real estate records to notify the world that the real estate is involved in litigation
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locus delicti
the place of the crime or of the tort
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locus sigilli (L.S.)
the place for the seal
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mala
bad
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mala fides
bad faith
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mala in se
wrong in itself, an act which is morally wrong
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mala praxis
malpractice
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mala prohibita
act declared criminal by statute (failure to file a report, for example), though not wrong in itself (as in murder)
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malo animo
with evil intent
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mandamus
we command, a writ used to compel an official to perform an act which she is requied to perform
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manu forti
with a strong hand, forcible entry
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mens rea
guilty mind (mont crims require the element of intent [mens rea])
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nihil dicit
he says nothing (as in default judgment against a defendant who does not raise a defense in the action)
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nil
nothing; of no account
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nil debet
he owes nothing
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nisi prius
unless before (used to distinguish the court where trial was held from the appellate court)
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nolle prosequi
unwilling to prosecute (a crime); prosecutor's discretion not to file charges in a particular case
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nolo contendere
I will not contest it
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non
not
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non assumpsit
plea in defense; that he did not promise
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non compos mentis
not of sound mind
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non est factum
it is not his deed
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non obstante
notwithstanding
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non sequitur
it does not follow
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nota bene (N.B.)
note well; take notice
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nudum pactum
nude pact, a bare agreement which lacks the consideration to form a valid contract
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nul tort
no wrong done
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nulla bona
no goods (wording used on the return of a writ fieri facias)
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nunc pro tunc
now for then (as in an order nunc pro tunc to correct clerical error in a previous order)
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obiter dictum
remark which is not central to the main issue
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onus probandi
the burden of proof
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opus (pl. opera)
work, labor
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ore tenus
by word of mouth, orally (as in a motion ore tenus)
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pari delicto
in equal guilt
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pari passu
by equal progress, ratably, equitably, without preference
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pater familias
father of the family
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peculium
private property
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pendens
pending
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pendente lite
pending the suit, during litigation
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per annum
annual, by the year
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per capita
by the head, equally shared
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per contra
in opposition
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per curuiam
by the court
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per diem
by the day
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per se
by itself, taken alone
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per stirpes
by represenetation, by the roots or stocks for purposes of inheritance
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post
after, later
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post-factum
after the fact, after the event
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post-obit
to take effect after death
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praecipe
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
at first sight, on the face of it
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pro bono
free of charge, without cost
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pro forma
as a matter of form
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pro hac vice
for this occasion
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pro rata
according to the rate or proportion
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pro se
appearing for onself; personally
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pro tanto
for so much, to that extent
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pro tempore
for the time being, termporarily
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prochain ami
next friend
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publici juris
of public right
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pur autre vie
for or during the life of another
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quaere
question, doubt
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quantum
how much, the amount
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quare
wherefore
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quare clausum fregit
breaking the close, trespass
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quasi
as if, as if it were
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quid pro quo
what for what, something for something (as in consideration for a contract)
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quo warranto
by what right or authority
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res
thing, object, subject matter
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res gestae
things done, excited utterance
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res ipsa loquitur
the thing speaks for itself
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res judicata
a thing (matter) adjudged
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respondeat superior
let the master answer
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scienter
knowledge, awareness
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scilicet
to wit, that is to say, namely (SS or ss)
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scintilla
a spark, the least particle
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scire facias
cause to know, give notice (writ used to revive a judgment that has expired [dormant])
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secundum
according to
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se defendendo
in self-defense
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semper
always
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seriatim
severally, separately
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sic
thus, so, in such manner (used to indicate an error in original, quoted material)
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sigillum
a seal
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sine
without
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sine die
without a day, without a specific day assigned for a future meeting
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sine qua non
that without which a thing cannot occur; indispensable condition or part
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stare decisis
to abide by decided cases
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status quo
state in which, present state
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sua sponte
voluntarily, of his own will and motion
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sub nomine
under the name of, in the name of, under the titel of
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sub silentio
under silence, without any notice being taken
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sui generis
of its own kind or class, the only one of a kind, unique
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sui juris
of his own right, having legal capacity to act for himself
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supersedeas
superseding (as in the bond that accompanies a writ commanding a stay of proceedings pending appeal)
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supra
above, cited in full above
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tenere
to hold, to keep
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terminus a quo
the starting point
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ultra
beyond, in excess of, outside of
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ultra vires
without power, beyond the pwers of
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venire facias
that you cause to come, a type of summons
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versus
against (plaintiff v. defendant)
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videlicet (viz.)
it is easy to see, that is to say, namely
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vi et armis
by force and arms
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vis-a-vis
one who (that which) is face to face with another
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vivos
living
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voir dire
to speak the truth, the process used to select jurors
