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Legal terms

week 2

TermDefinition
DEROGATE to lessen, to impair; to take away from
DICTUM nonessential statement in a judicial decision
DISCRIMINATE to notice the difference
DURANCE vile imprisonment
DUREESS pressure; threat of injury or imprisonment
EASEMENT a right; right of way; a privilege
ENCUMBRANCE a claim; a liability; a lien
ELEEMOSYNARY charitable
ESTATE anyhting that a person owns, whether real or personal property
EXCULPATORY tending to clear from guilt
EX PARTE from one side only
EX POST FACTO after the fact
ET UX and wife
ET VIR and husband
GARNISH to take wages or attach property to satisfy a creditor
HABEAS CORPUS a writ demanding the appearance of body (prisoner) before the court
IN FORMA PAUPERIS cannot afford legal representation
IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO in the very act of doing something
IN LOCO PARENTIS in the plcae of the parents
IN SITU in its original place
INTERROGATORIES written questions to be answered by the opposing side before trial
INTESTATE without a wall
JEOPARDY the condition of a person charged with a crime and thus in danger of conviction and punishment
LACHES unreasonable delay in pursuing a legal remedy
LIBEL defamation conveyed by sight
LIEN a right; a claim
LIS PENDENS a pending lawsuit
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