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CVR Legal Terms 5
Legal Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Collusion | Secret cooperation for a fraudulent purpose. |
| Deja Vu | Already seen; the illusion of having previously experienced something actually encountered for the first time. |
| Exception | A legal obligation to ruling of the court. |
| Inter alia | Among other things. |
| Non sequitur | Fallacy; it does not follow. |
| Petitioner | One making written request for relief in court. |
| Res ipsa loquitur | The thing speaks for itself. |
| Sine qua non | The essential element. |
| Prohibition | Order of a higher court ordering a lower court or official to refrain from taking certain action. |
| Nunc pro tunc | Entered at a time subsequent with a retroactive effect. |
| Libel | Defamation by writing. |
| Ex officio | By virtue or because of an office. |
| Et ux | And wife. |
| Complaint | The first document filed in a lawsuit by the plaintiff setting forth a claim or cause. |
| Appellate court | The court which hears appeals from the decisions of other courts, as contrasted with a trial court where the cases are litigated initially. |
| Arraignment | In criminal law, the format hearing at which the defendant is called before the judge to plead to the charge. |
| Court of record | Court which is required to make a record of an preserve its proceedings. |
| De minimis | Insignificant; minute; frivolous |
| Ex relatione | On the relation of information. Legal proceedings which are instituted by the attorney general/proper person in the name an behalf of the state, but on the information and at the instigation of an individual who has a private interest in the mattter. |
| Inter vivos | Among the living, done during lifetime |
| Irrelevant | not pertinent; does not relate to the matter at issue. |
| Plea | A pleading in a civil or criminal case. |
| Res | Literally, the thing; i.e., the trust res is the property held in a trust |
| Slander | oral defamation |
| Transcript | an official record of the proceedings of a trial. |
| Unclean hands | One of the equitable maxims embodying the principle that a party seeking equitable relief must not have done any dishonest act in the transaction upon which he/she maintains an action of equity. |
| Viz | videlicet; namely |
| Whiplash injury | Neck injury commonly associated with "rear end" automobile collisions. |
| Attorney of record | The attorney whose name appears in the official record as the lawyer representing the party. |
| Issue | A point of dispute between the parties to a lawsuit. |
| Power of attorney | Written authorization to act as one's agent. |
| Dissolution | Termination. Frequently used in "dissolution of marriage." |
| Warrant | A written order directing the arrest of a person or persons, issued by a court, body, or official having authority to issue warrant of arrest. |
| Pro se | For oneself; in one's own behalf. |
| Cross Examination | Interrogation of a party or a witness by the other side to test knowledge, observation, and credibility. |
| Poll | After a verdict to examine each juror separately as to concurrence in verdict. |
| Quasi judicial | Part judicial, of judicial character. Often said of administrative agencies. |
| Trust | The placing of property in one's hands for the benefit of another. |
| Respondent | Person against whom relief is asked, who opposes prayer of petition. |
| Reciprocal | A mutual shared interest or legal action by each of two judicial areas. |
| Stare decisis | The rule of precedent; that which is decided once will be applied in the future. |
| Double jeopardy | Being prosecuted twice for the same crime. |
| Special judge | One selected from a panel to serve as judge in a particular case. |
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