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Latin Legal Terms

QuestionAnswer
ipso facto by the fact itself
persona non grata an unwelcome person
prima facie at first sight
ab initio from the beginning
absolvo I aquit
sine die with out a day
ad hoc to this (purpose) used for temporary committees which serve a particular purpose and are then disbanded
ad litem to the lawsuit for the purpose of a single lawsuit
sui genens of one's own kind- unigue
res adjudicata a thing having been decided- a matter which has been settle by a competent court
post mortem after death
a posteriori from what coms after reasoning from facts to principals inductive reasoning
a priori from what comes before- reasoning in which consequences are deduced from principals that are assumed deductive reasoning
a mensa et toro from the table and bed a legal seperaton
amicus curiae a friend of the court -a person not party to a lawsuit who gives advise to the court
a vinculo matrimonil from the bond of marriage an absolute divorce
ante bellum before the war
bonda fide in good faith-genuine done honestly
cadit quaestio the question falls the central idea of an argue or legal cases collapse
casus belli causes of war-a justication for war
caveat emptor let the buyer beware
Created by: saran91
 

 



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