Vocab & Spelling Week 2 Flashcards
Learn words & meaning
1
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derogate
A
To lesson, to impair, to take away from.
2
Q
Dictum
A
Non-essential statement in a judicial decision.
3
Q
Discriminate
A
To notice the difference
4
Q
durance
A
Vile imprisonment
5
Q
Duress
A
Pressure, threat of injury or imprisonment
6
Q
Easement
A
A right, a right of way, a privilege.
7
Q
encumbrance
A
A claim, a liability, a lien
8
Q
eleemosynary
A
charitable
9
Q
estate
A
Anything that a person owns, whether real or personal property.
10
Q
Exculpatory
A
Tending to clear from guilt
11
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Ex parte
A
From one side only
12
Q
Ex post facto
A
After the fact
13
Q
et ux
A
And wife
14
Q
et vir
A
And husband
15
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Garnish
A
To take wages or attach property to satisfy a creditor
