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Law Expressions Lesson 9

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pro tempore   temporarily  
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pro forma   as matter of form  
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ipso facto   by fact itself  
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bona fide   in good faith; sincere  
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mala fide   bad faith  
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ex post facto   operating afterwards  
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subpoena   under penalty  
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per se   by itself  
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prima facie   at first sight  
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nolo contendere   I will not contend  
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ex officio   virtue of one's office  
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corpus delicti   body of crime  
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habeas corpus   brought to court  
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obiter dictum   said by the way  
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non compos mentis   not having control of mind  
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nollo prosequi   be unwilling to pursue  
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onus probandi   burden of proof  
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et uxor   and his wife  
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modus operandi   way of operating  
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cui bono   for what purpose  
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et alii, et alia   and the other persons, and the other things  
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amicus curiae   friend of court  
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in propria persona   in one's own person (without lawyer)  
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ad hoc   for this purpose  
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in flagrante delicto   in flagrant crime  
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per capita   individually (each person)  
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per stirpes   by stem (each person - other)  
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de facto   according to fact  
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