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Common Words Part 2
AAERT Common Words and Phrases Part 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Corpus delecti | Body of crime, item, person, place of which a crime has been committed. |
| Culpa | Fault- negligence |
| Cum laude | With praise-an honor granted with a college degree |
| Curriculum vitae | Course of life, a resume of one's career, qualifications and professional history. |
| De facto | In fact, actual and real fact |
| De jure | In law, legal, proper, legitimate |
| De juris | Of the law |
| De minimis | Of only a tiny amount, trivial in consequential |
| De murrer, demurrer | Defendants assertion that plaintiff's complaint is insufficient |
| De novo | Anew; a new or second hearing, to hear a case from the beginning. |
| Dictum- singular dicta- plural | Comments within a published opinion which do not relate directly to the facts of the case at hand. |
| Duces tecum | Bring with you |
| E.g. | Abbreviation of "exempli gratia," "for example" |
| En banc | French for "in bench" |
| En bloc | French for "in a block, as a unit" |
| Ergo | Therefore |
| Escheat | To fall out (back) |
| Estoppel | Stopped up |
| Et al Et alii- plural | And another And others |
| Et seq | And the following |