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Legal term

Week 3

TermDefinition
LOCUS SIGILLI place of the seal
MENS REA evil intent: guilty mind; criminal intent
MORTGAGEE the party lending the money
MORTGAGOR the party borrowing the money
MORTGAGE a conditional conveyance of realty designed to be security for the payment of money and which "dies" upon full payment; a debt;a pledge
AD NAUSEAM to the point of sickness
NISI unless; conditional
NOLLE PROSEQUI unwilling to puruse; an entry in the record denoting that the plaintiff or prosecution will proceed no further on part or all of the case
NON SEQUITUR an inference that does not follow the premise
NON SUI JURIS a person incapable of being sued
NONSUIT a judgment against the plaintiff for failure to prove his or her case for a failure to appear at time of trial
NUNC PRO TUNC now for then; a decree or judgment done now as if to have the same effect as if it were done earlier
ORDINANCE local law
PENDENTE LITE while the lawsuit continues
PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE removes a prospective juror for no reason stated
PER SE by itself
PERSONAL PROPERTY nonreal estate; goods; chattels
PETIT JURY regular jury (not a grand jury)
PLAINTIFF one who brings an action or sues or complains
PLEA IN ABATEMENT waiting; biding time
POWER OF ATTORNEY an instrument by which a person confers authority on another to act for that person
PREPONDERANCE greater weight
PRO RATA in proportion
PRO SE in one's own behalf; defending yourself in court
PROSE in one's own behalf; defending oneself
PROXIMATE CAUSE direct cause
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