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| a fortiori | with stronger reason
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| a priori | from what goes before; from the cause to the effect
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| ab initio | from the beginning
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| actiones in personam | personal actions
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| ad curiam | before the court, to the court
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| ad damnum clause | to the damage, clause of complaint which states plaintiff's monetary loss
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| ad faciendum | to do
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| ad hoc | for this purpose, for this occasion
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| ad litem | for the suit; for the litigation
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| ad rem | to the thing at hand
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| ad valorem | according to the value
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| adversus | against
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| aggregatio menium | meeting of minds (relates to formation of contracts)
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| alias dictus | otherwise called, also known as (as in an assumed name)
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| alibi | in another place, elsewhere
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| aliunde | from another place, from without (as in evidence outside the document)
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| alter ego | the other self
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| amicus curiae | friend of the court
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| animo | with intention, disposition, design, will
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| ante litem motam | before suit brought, before litigation is filed
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| arguendo | in the course of the argument, for the sake of argument
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| assumpsit | he undertook, he promised
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| bona fide | good faith
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| capias | take, arrest
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| capita | persons, heads
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| causa mortis | by reason of death
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| caveat | beware, a warning
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| caveat emptor | let the buyer beware
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| certiorari | send the pleadings up
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| cestui | beneficiaries (pronounced "setty")
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| cestui que trust | beneficiaries of the trust
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| circa | in the area of, about, concerning
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| compos mentis | of sound mind
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| consortium | union of lots or chances; conjugal fellowship of husband and wife
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| contra | against
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| coram nobis | before us ourselves
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| corpus | body
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| corpus delicti | body of the offense; essence of the crime
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| cum testamento annexo | with the will annexed
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| datum (pl. data) | 1. a thing given; information; 2. a date
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| de facto | in fact, in deed, actually
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| de jure | of right, lawful
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| de novo | anew, afresh
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| de son tort | of his own wrong
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| dies non | not a day
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| duces tecum | bring with you (as in subpoenaed person must appear and bring records)
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| dum bene se gesserit | while he shall conduct himself, during good behavior
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| e converso | conversely, on the other hand
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| en banc | in the bench, all judges present
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| eo instanti | upon the instant
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| erratum (pl. errata) | error
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| et alii | and others
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| et sequentia | and as follows
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| et ux | and wife
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| et vir | and husband
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| ex delicto | (arising) from a tort
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| ex gratia | as a matter of favor
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| ex officio | from office, by virtue of his office
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| ex parte | one side only, by or for one party only
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| ex post facto | after the fact
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| facto | in fact, in or by the law
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| felonice | feloniously
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| fiat | let it be done, a short order that a thing be done
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| fieri | to be made up, to become
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| fieri facias | cause to be made (writ directing sheriff to reduce judgment debtor's property to money [sell it] for the amount of the judgment)
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| flagrante delicto | in the very act of committing the crime
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| forum non conveniens | discretionary power of a court to decline jurisdiction over a case when the court believes it should be tried elsewhere for convenience of parties and witnesses
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| gravis | serious, of importance
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| habeas corpus | you have the body (writ commanding custodian to produce person)
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| habendum clause | that part of deed which begins "to have and to hold"; defines extent of ownership
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| honorarium | honorary fee or gift; compensation of gratitude
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| idem | the same as above
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| idem sonans | having the same sound (sounding alike but spelled differently)
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| in curia | in court
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| in esse | in being, existence
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| in forma pauperis | permission given to a poor person to sue without liability for court costs
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| infra | beneath, below
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| in limine | at the beginning; threshold
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| in loco parentis | in place of a parent, one charged with a parent's rights and obligations
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| in pari delicto | in equal fault
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| in personam | personally, against the person
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| in praesenti | at once, now
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| in re | in the matter
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| in rem | proceedings against a thing, distinguished from those against a person
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| in specie | in the same or in similar form
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| instanter | immediately
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| inter alia, inter alios | among other things, between other persons
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| inter se | among themselves
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| inter vivos | between the living, from one person to another
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| in toto | in the whole, completely
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| in transitu | in transit
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| intra | within, inside
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| ipse dixit | he himself said (it), as an assertion made but not proved
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| a fortiori | with stronger reason
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| a priori | from what goes before; from the cause to the effect
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| ab initio | from the beginning
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| actiones in personam | personal actions
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| ad curiam | before the court, to the court
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| ad damnum clause | to the damage, clause of complaint which states plaintiff's monetary loss
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| ad faciendum | to do
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| ad hoc | for this purpose, for this occasion
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| ad litem | for the suit; for the litigation
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| ad rem | to the thing at hand
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| ad valorem | according to the value
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| adversus | against
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| aggregatio menium | meeting of minds (relates to formation of contracts)
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| alias dictus | otherwise called, also known as (as in an assumed name)
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| alibi | in another place, elsewhere
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| aliunde | from another place, from without (as in evidence outside the document)
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| alter ego | the other self
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| amicus curiae | friend of the court
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| animo | with intention, disposition, design, will
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| ante litem motam | before suit brought, before litigation is filed
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| arguendo | in the course of the argument, for the sake of argument
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| assumpsit | he undertook, he promised
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| bona fide | good faith
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| capias | take, arrest
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| capita | persons, heads
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| causa mortis | by reason of death
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| caveat | beware, a warning
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| caveat emptor | let the buyer beware
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| certiorari | send the pleadings up
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| cestui | beneficiaries (pronounced "setty")
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| cestui que trust | beneficiaries of the trust
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| circa | in the area of, about, concerning
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| compos mentis | of sound mind
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| consortium | union of lots or chances; conjugal fellowship of husband and wife
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| contra | against
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| coram nobis | before us ourselves
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| corpus | body
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| corpus delicti | body of the offense; essence of the crime
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| cum testamento annexo | with the will annexed
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| datum (pl. data) | 1. a thing given; information; 2. a date
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| de facto | in fact, in deed, actually
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| de jure | of right, lawful
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| de novo | anew, afresh
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| de son tort | of his own wrong
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| dies non | not a day
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| duces tecum | bring with you (as in subpoenaed person must appear and bring records)
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| dum bene se gesserit | while he shall conduct himself, during good behavior
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| e converso | conversely, on the other hand
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| en banc | in the bench, all judges present
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| eo instanti | upon the instant
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| erratum (pl. errata) | error
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| et alii | and others
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| et sequentia | and as follows
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| et ux | and wife
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| et vir | and husband
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| ex delicto | (arising) from a tort
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| ex gratia | as a matter of favor
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| ex officio | from office, by virtue of his office
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| ex parte | one side only, by or for one party only
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| ex post facto | after the fact
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| facto | in fact, in or by the law
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| felonice | feloniously
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| fiat | let it be done, a short order that a thing be done
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| fieri | to be made up, to become
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| fieri facias | cause to be made (writ directing sheriff to reduce judgment debtor's property to money [sell it] for the amount of the judgment)
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| flagrante delicto | in the very act of committing the crime
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| forum non conveniens | discretionary power of a court to decline jurisdiction over a case when the court believes it should be tried elsewhere for convenience of parties and witnesses
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| gravis | serious, of importance
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| habeas corpus | you have the body (writ commanding custodian to produce person)
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| habendum clause | that part of deed which begins "to have and to hold"; defines extent of ownership
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| honorarium | honorary fee or gift; compensation of gratitude
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| idem | the same as above
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| idem sonans | having the same sound (sounding alike but spelled differently)
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| in curia | in court
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| in esse | in being, existence
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| in forma pauperis | permission given to a poor person to sue without liability for court costs
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| infra | beneath, below
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| in limine | at the beginning; threshold
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| in loco parentis | in place of a parent, one charged with a parent's rights and obligations
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| in pari delicto | in equal fault
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| in personam | personally, against the person
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| in praesenti | at once, now
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| in re | in the matter
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| in rem | proceedings against a thing, distinguished from those against a person
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| in specie | in the same or in similar form
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| instanter | immediately
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| inter alia, inter alios | among other things, between other persons
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| inter se | among themselves
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| inter vivos | between the living, from one person to another
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| in toto | in the whole, completely
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| in transitu | in transit
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| intra | within, inside
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| ipse dixit | he himself said (it), as an assertion made but not proved
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| ipso facto | by the fact itself
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| ita est | so it is
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| jura personarum | right of a person, rights of persons
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| jura rerum | rights of things
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| jure divino | by divine right
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| jure uxoris | in his wife's right
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| jus (pl. jura) | law; right; laws collectively
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| jus ad rem | a right to a thing
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| jus commune | the common law, the common right
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| jus gentium | the law of nations, international law
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| jus habendi | the right to have a thing
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| jus tertii | the right of a third party; the rights of another person
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| levari facias | cause to be levied, a writ of execution
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| lex | law
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| lex loci | law of the place where the cause of action arose
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| lis pendens | litigation pending
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| locus delicti | the place of the crime or of the tort
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| locus sigilli (L.S.) | the place for the seal
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| mala | bad
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| mala fides | bad faith
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| mala in se | wrong in itself, an act which is morally wrong
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| mala praxis | malpractice
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| mala prohibita | acts declared as criminal by statute, though not wrong in themselves
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| malo animo | with evil intent
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| mandamus | we command, a writ used to compel an official to perform an act which s/he is required to perform
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| manu forti | with a strong hand, forcible entry
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| mens rea | guilty mind, most crimes require the element of intent
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| nihil dicit | he says nothing, as in a default judgment against a defendant who does not raise a defense in the action
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| nil | nothing; of no account
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| nil debet | he owes nothing
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| nisi prius | unless before (used to distinguish the trial court from the appellate court)
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| nolle prosequi | unwilling to prosecute (a crime), prosecutor's discretion not to file charges in a particular case
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| nolo contendere | I will not contest it
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| non | not
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| non assumpsit | plea in defense; that he did not promise
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| non compos mentis | not of sound mind
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| non est factum | it is not his deed
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| non obstante | notwithstanding
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| non sequitur | it does not follow
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| nota bene (N.B.) | note well; take notice
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| nudum pactum | nude pact, bare agreement which lacks the consideration to form a valid contract
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| nul tort | no wrong done
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| nulla bona | no goods
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| nunc pro tunc | now for then, as in an order to correct clerical error in a previous order
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| obiter dictum | remark which is not central to the main issue
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| onus probandi | the burden of proof
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| opus (pl. opera) | work, labor
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| ore tenus | by word of mouth, orally
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| pari delicto | in equal guilt
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| pari passu | by equal progress, ratably, equitably, without preference
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| pater familias | father of the family
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| peculium | private property
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| pendens | pending
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| pendente lite | pending the suit, during litigation
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| per annum | annual, by the year
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| per capita | by the head, equally shared
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| per contra | in opposition
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| per curiam | by the court
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| per diem | by the day
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| per se | by itself, taken alone
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| per stirpes | by representation, by the roots or stocks for purposes of inheritance
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| post | after, later
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| post-factum | after the fact, after the even
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| post-obit | to take effect after death
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| praecipe | writ commanding a person to do some act or to appear and show cause why s/he should not do so; order of clerk of court to issue a summons or execution on judgment already rendered
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| prima facie | at first sight, on the face of it
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| pro bono | free of charge, without cost
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| pro forma | as a matter of form
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| pro hac vice | for this occasion
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| pro rata | according to the rate or proportion
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| pro se | appearing for oneself; personally
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| pro tanto | for so much, to that extent
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| pro tempore | for the time being, temporarily
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| prochein ami | next friend
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| publici juris | of public right
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| pur autre vie | for or during the life of another
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| quaere | question, doubt
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| quantum | how much, the amount
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| quare | wherefore
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| quare clausum fregit | breaking the close, trespass
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| quasi | as if, as if it were
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| quid pro quo | what for what, something for something
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| quo warranto | by what right or authority
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| res | thing, object, subject matter
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| res gestae | things done, excited utterance
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| res ipsa loquitur | the thing speaks for itself
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| res judicata | a thing (matter) adjudged
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| respondeat superior | let the master answer
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| scienter | knowledge, awareness
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| scilicet | to wit, that is to say, namely
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| scintilla | a spark, the least particle
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| scire facias | cause to know, give notice (writ used to revive a dormant/expired judgement)
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| secundum | according to
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| se defendendo | in self-defense
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| semper | always
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| seriatim | severally, separately
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| sic | thus, so, in such manner (indicates error in original, quoted material)
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| sigillum | a seal
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| sine | without
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| sine die | without a day, without a specific day assigned for a future meeting
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| sine qua non | that without which a thing cannot occur; indispensable condition or part
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| stare decisis | to abide by decided cases
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| status quo | state in which, present state
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| sua sponte | voluntarily, of his own will and motion
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| sub nomine | under the name of, in the name of, under the title of
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| sub silentio | under silence, without any notice being taken
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| sui generis | of its own kind or class, the only one of a kind, unique
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| sui juris | of his own right, having legal capacity to act for himself
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| supersedeas | superseding (as in the bond that accompanies a writ commanding a stay of proceedings pending appeal)
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| supra | above, cited in full above
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| tenere | to hold, to keep
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| terminus a quo | the starting point
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| ultra | beyond, in excess of, outside of
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| ultra vires | without power, beyond the powers of
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| venire facias | that you cause to come, a type of summons
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| versus | against
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| videlicet (viz.) | it is easy to see, that is to say, namely
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| vi et armis | by force and arms
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| vis-a-vis | one who (that which) is face to face with another
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| vivos | living
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| voir dire | to speak the truth, the process used to select jurors
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To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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