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AAERT Everything you need is here!!ad hoc Answer- for this purpose only
ad hoc Answer- for this purpose only
ab ovo Answer- from the egg - at the beginning, from the start
ad curiam Answer- to [at] court
ad infinitum Answer- to infinity - without limit, indefinitely
ad litem Answer- to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a lawsuit:
A guardian ad litem Answer- is appointed to act on behalf of an incompetent
ad nauseam Answer- to the point of inducing nausea NOTE: it is NOT spelled nauseum
ad testificandum Answer- for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify
alter ego Answer- another self Also, the doctrine that a corporation may not be used
as a sham to insulate shareholders from liability for their own private actions.
amicus curiae Answer- [singular] amici curiae [plural] friend of the court - third party filing a brief to support a specific position
ante litem Answer- before trial
arguendo Answer- arguing, for the sake of argument: Assuming, arguendo, that my friend is correct, I will defer to him.
bona fide Answer- in good faith - open, sincere
caveat Answer- beware - warning
caveat emptor Answer- let the buyer beware
caveat venditor Answer- let the seller beware certiorari Answer- to be informed of - a writ from a higher to a lower court, ordering a
transcript of proceedings for appellate review
chattel or cattle Answer- [Old English] - an article of personal or movable property
compos mentis Answer- sane, of sound mind
corpus Answer- body - any set of materials. Total assets in an estate or trust
corpus juris Answer- body of law
corpus delecti Answer- body of a crime - item upon which a crime has been committed. In murder, the corpus delecti is the victim's body. In arson, the burnt property.
culpa Answer- fault - negligence
cum laude Answer- with praise - an honor granted with a college degree
curriculum vitae Answer- course of life - a résumé of one's career, qualifications, and professional history
de facto Answer- in fact - actual and real in fact EX:the usurper was the de facto president, but was not recognized elsewhere.
de jure Answer- in law - legal, proper, legitimate EX: he fled when the revolution began, but was still, de jure, the king.
de juris Answer- of the law
de minimis Answer- of only a tiny amount - trivial, inconsequential a procedural error
made during trial may be so trivial that the outcome of the trial could not have been affected by it.
demurrer Answer- defendant's assertion that plaintiff's complaint is insufficient, or does not state a cause of action upon which relief can be granted
de novo Answer- anew, afresh - a new or second hearing. To hear a case from the beginning
dictum [singular] dicta [plural] Answer- comments within a published opinion which do not relate directly to the facts of the case at hand, but illustrate or explain the court's thinking. Dicta cannot be cited as precedent
duces tecum Answer- bring with you - subpoena to bring items of evidence, such as documents
e.g. [exempli gratia] Answer- may or may not be italicized thus, for example en banc Answer- in [on] the bench - the entire membership of an appellate court, as opposed to a mere quorum or subset of its member judges
en bloc Answer- in a block - as a unit, as a whole,, completely
ergo Answer- Therefore His clothes were soaked - ergo, he was out in the rain.
escheat Answer- to fall out [back] - reversion of property to the state when there are no legal heirs
estoppel Answer- stopped up - a legal impediment to bringing or maintaining an action
et al. et alii [plural] Answer- and another, or others - referring to other parties involved but not specifically named
et seq. [etsequentes] Answer- and the following - refer to further material after a citation, usually page numbers
et ux. [et uxor] Answer- and spouse - typically used to join a wife to a husband in a contract or action
ex contractu Answer- from the contract - arising from a contractual promise
ex curia Answer- out of court
ex delicto Answer- from a crime - resulting from a crime, tort, malfeasance, or a contractual duty
ex parte Answer- from one part, on one side - something done by or for one party only
ex post facto Answer- after the fact - an act performed or law passed with retroactive effect
forum Answer- place - venue, tribunal, place or trial
forum non Answer- conveniens inconvenient forum - authority of a court to decline jurisdiction
habeas corpus Answer- you have the body - a writ issued to release someone from improper imprisonment
Idem Answer- same - the same as above, particularly previously cited material
i.e. [id est] Answer- may or may not be italicized that is Don't keep on doing that, i.e., stop it right now.
in absentia Answer- in the absence of The military junta sentenced him in absentia, as he had fled.
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