July Shortcuts Flashcards
(j)
jury
(p)
proposition, precept, contention,
(S)
solves, solvency
(v)
verified, truthful, correct, true, accurate
(v)^2
corroberate, corroberated, checked, verified,
[c]
contract
[f]
fact, facts,
[J]
judge
[L]
litigation
[p]
policy
[s]
statute, statutory
[V]
verdict
&
and
increase
©
controversy/claim
+
additionally, and, further,
~
approximately
$
economy
$E
economic efficiency
A/
assum[e/ing/tion] ___
A//
analogy, similar to, comparable to
A>
appealed
A2
according to
A4
account for
AA
affirmative action/actively
Abg
ambiguity
Ac
acceptance
Acd
academi[ic, y]
AD
address
ADMN
administration/administrability, administer
ADMS
admissible, admissibility
Adv
advocat[te, cy]
Af
Affirm
Aff
Affidavit
Ag
agreement
Alg
allegation
Alt
alternative
Am.
Amend/amendment
Anc
Ancestry
AO/
appraised of/aware of
Ao2
as opposed to
App
appellate
AppE
Apellee
AppT
Apellant
Apt
Appropriate
AQ
take, acquire, obtain
Ass’n / ASSN
association
Ath
authority
Atm
at the margin
Atv
advantage
Avg
average, normal
az
analyze, analysis
B/
believe, think,
B//
balance, balancing test
B/O
based on
B4
before, prior
BB
bound by
Bc
because
Bd
boundary, threshold
Bdn
burden
Bdn/pv
burden of proof
BH
behaviour [al], conduct, action
BN
benefit[s]/advantage[s]
Bpl
hand formula
Br
brief
Bus
business[es]
Bwp
break[s/ing] with precedent
byd
beyond, surpass
c/
clear, obvious,
c>
causation, pc> proximate causation, BC>
C2
conducive to
Cap
capital
Cb
contribute, contributory, contribution
CBA
cost/benefit analysis
CCD
concede
CD
concrete detail
CDT
conduct
Cf
compare
Chem
chemical
Cir
circuit
Civ
civil
CL
civil libert[y, ies]
Cltn
coalition
Cmty
community
Cn
conclusion, outcome, result
Cnty
county
Cnv
convey/conveyance
Co
company
CoA
Cause of Action
Com
commerc[e, ial]
Comm
committee
Comm’n
commission
Comp
compensation, compensate, make whole,
Compl
complaint
Cond
conditional
Conf
conference
Cong
congress[ional]
Contra
contradiction
Coop
cooperat[ion, ive]
Corp
corporat[e, ion]
Cp
other things being equal (ceteris paribus)
CR2
civil rights
Crim
criminal
Crtn
corrections
Cs
consider, consideration, deliberate, deliberation, contemplate
Ct
court
Ctr
control
CX
cross examine
D/F:
differentiate/distinct from, distinguish
D/O
depends on, contingent on
D/pcn
duty of care
D>
dismiss
D2
duty to, must, bound by, bound to
D4
demand for
Decl
declaraton
Def
defen[se, der, d],
dem
demonstrate, show
Den
Deny[ing], denial, rejection, reject
Dep’t
department
DET
deterrence
Dev
develop[er, ment], create, creation, worked on
Dg
damages, damage, harm, hurt
Dif
different
Dipl
diplomacy
Disc
discovery
Disp
dispute, conflict, disagreement
Div
division, divide
Dkt
docket
DM
decision-making,
Doc
document
DP
depose, deposition,
DQ
weigh, evaluate, make a determination, decide, judge (the process/task of evaluating/deciding something)
Ds
discretion
DT
determination, finding,
E
efficient
E/
erroneously, incorrectly,
E2
entitled to
Econ
econom[ic, y]
Ed
educat[or, ion, ional]
Eg
example
EiV
even if true
EL
element, part, prong
Emp
employ[ee, er, ment]
Enf’t
enforcement
Eng
English
ent
entertainment
Env’t
environment[al]
EP
empirically, empirics, has been, past, already
Epc
equal protection clause
Eq
equality
Equip
equipment
Est.
establish[ed]
ET
even though
Ev
evidence
Ex
exceptional, exception, excluding
Exch
exchange, trade
Exec
executive
Exp
export[er, ation], takeaway
Expl
explor[e, ation, ative, er], investigate, investigation
ext
externality
f/
from
F//
follow, comply
f\
for
F2
fashioned to/designed to/tailored to
Fac
ex postfacto, after, faculty
Fam
family/relatives
FC
expectation, forecast, expect, predict
Fed
federal
FF
fact finding
Fg
federal government
Fid
fidelity, faith, belief, believe
[First thing]| [second thine]
sequence
Found
foundation
FS
foreseeable, predictable
Fx
effects, affects, creates, engenders, causes
G2
guarantee to
G4
grounds for
GE
sufficient (good enough)
Gen
general, generally
GL
green light/consent, permission, approve,
Glob
global
Gov, Gov’t
government
Grp
group
Guar
guarantee
gv
gravamen, essence, most serious part,
o/b
on behalf of
H/
here, this,
H>
holding
Hist
history[y, ical, ia, ic]
HR
house of representatives/human right
Hr’g
hearing
Hrep
representative
Hum
human
Human
humanity, empathy
Hy
Hypothetical:
I>
incentivizes
I2C>
intended outcome, goal, aim
I2
intention to, intent to, intentional, intention, purpose, aim,
Ia
among other things (inter alia)
IC
inconsistent
Id
induce, identity
Ie
in other words
Imp
import[ed, ation, er]\
Inc
incorporated
inc2
inclination to
Ind
independent[t, ce]
Indem
indemnity
Indus
indust[ry, ial, ies]
Ineq
inequity
inf
influence
Info
information
Inj
Injunction
Ins
insurance
Inst
institution - note that [I] also works
Inst, [I]
institution
Int
interest
Int’l
international
Intel
intelligence
Intell
intellectual
Inv
invest[ment, or]
Io2
in order to
Iq
inquiry, inquire
It
interest
itv
intervene, intervention, interrupt
Iv
individual
J
judgement
J
judgement, decision
Jd
lawyer, juris doctor
JI
jury instructions
Jud
judicial
Juris
jurisprudence
Just
justice
Juv
juvenile, child
K
risk
K2
key to
KK
danger, BIG risk
KQ
kritik
L
law[s]
Lab
labor
LB
liable, liability, guilt, guilty
Legis
legislat[ion, ive]
LG
release (from prison), release (generally), free, publish
Lib
line is blurry
Libr
library
Lim.
Limine
Loc
local
LQ
talk/talked, say/said, tell/told
Ltd
limited, limits,
M/c
my commentary
M4
motion for
Maint
maintenance
Med
medic[al, inal, ine]
Mem
Memo, note,
Mfr
manufactur[er, ing]
Mgmt
management
MIL
motion in limine
Min
minute
MJ
majority
MJC
concurrence
MJX
dissent
Mkt
market
Mktg
marketing, lobbying
MO
modus operandi, way of doing things, method
Mod
modern
Mot
motion
Mpc
Model Penal Code
MQ
cosmetic, surface-level
MT
maintenance, maintain, continue
Mun
municipal[ity[
Mut
mutual
MW
meanwhile, concurrently, at the same time, contemporaneously
N//
notice, notice of
n2
need to, necessary to
Nat
natural/nature
Nat’l
national
Nat’y
nationality
Negot
negotiat[ion, or]
NG
negligence, negligent
No
number
O/R
overrule
O2
opposition to
O4/LG
supervised release
OB
obligation, responsibility
OB2
obligation to, responsibility to
OF
offer, provide, furnish,
Off
office
OG
original
Om
omission
Op
opinion
Op
opinion
Opp
opportunity
opr
oppression
Ord
order
Org
organiz[ation, ing]
ox
objection
ox2
objection to
P
probability, probable, likely
P’ship
Partnership
p//
presumpion
p/c
professor’s commentary (opinions, vehemence, pet peeves)
P/ev
probative
p/r4
policy argument
p>
precedent
P2
power to
Pat
patent
PB
probation
Pc
proximate cause
pcn
precaution (caution, care)
pd
procedural, procedure
Pers
person[al, nel]
pet
petition
Pf
performance, performative, insincere
Pharm
pharmaceuitic[al]
Phil
philosoph[ical, y]
PJ
prejudice/prejudicial
PL/
plea
Plan
planning
Pm
promise
Pol
politic[al, s]
Pol’y
policy
pp
through the agency of (per procurationem)
Pr/
proper, properly
Prac
practice[al, ce, tioner]
Pres
perserv[e, ation]
Priv
priva[ce, te]
Prn
as needed (pro re nata)
Prop
property
Prot
protection
PS
perspective
PSS
possession
Psych
psychology[ical,y,ist]
PT
pro tanto/to such an extent/to that extent
Ptby/ptb
predictability/predictable
Pub
public
pv
proof, prove
Pwr
power
Px
prevent/proscribe/prohibit
PZ
parties
Q
question
Q!
quandary/issue/problem
Qpq
quid pro quo
Qv
which see (quode vide)
R2
right to
R4?
why? What’s the reasoning for this? How do you explain this?
R4
argument for, reasoning, reason for
RB
rebuttal
Rc
recover
Re
in response to, concerning
Rec
record, recording
Refin
refin[e, ing, ement]
Reg
regulat[e, ion, or, ory]
Reg’l
regional
Rehab
rehabilitat[ion, ive]
Rel
relevant, germane
Rep
report[er], represent, represenation
Req
requirement
Res
resource
Resp
responsibility (long form, short form is OB for obligation)
Rev
review
rez
resolution, explanation, resolve, explain
RF2
Refer to:
Rg
reasoning
RLS
relation, relations
ROB
role of ballot/court
RP
reasonable person
Rq
request
Rsch
research
Rsrv
reserve[ations, e]
Rx
guideline, prescription,
rz
recognize, recognized
S
standard
s/t
subtext, implied, implicit
s>
should
S$
social cost
S4
support for, goes to,
SA
in a relaxed/ample way (sensu amplo)
Sb
substantial, substantive, substance
Sbp
subpoena
Sch
school
Sci
scien[ce, tific]
Sec
security[y, ies]
Sen
senate
Sent’g
sentencing
Serv
service
SH
social harm
SL
broadly (sensu lato)
SL
strict liability
Soc
social
Soc’y
society
Socio
sociolo[gy, gical, gist]
Sol
solution
SoR
Standard of Review
SQ
status quo
SQN
sine qua non – essential condition, absolutely necessary
SS
narrowly/in the strict sense – (sensu stricto)
SSP
slippery slope
Stat
statistic[s, al]
Strat
strategy
Stud
studies
SU
socially useful
Sup. Ct.
Supreme Court
Supp
support
SV
social value
Sys
system
T/
tentative, prospective
T/o
treatment of
T$
transaction cost
T2
tends to
T4
time for
Tech
techn[ical, ology, ique, ological]
Temp
temporary
test
testimony, testify
TF
therefore
Th
theory
TLDR
too long, didn’t read
TLDTN
too long, didn’t take notes
TM
time, duration, trademark
Tr
transcript
Tr
trust[ee]
Transp
transport[ation]
TRO
temporary restraining order
TW
tension with
TX
text, textualist
Uc
unclear
UCC
Uniform Commercial Code
UL
unless/only
Unif
unform
Univ
university
UP
underpin, lend support, bolster
Urb
urban
US
understanding , understand
Ut
until
Util
utility
Utilit
utilitarian
v/
violates (the verb - vx is the noun for a violation)
vp
viewpoint, perspective
V2
attempt to/venture to
VA
volition[al action]
vav
vis a vis, how, means, way
Vg
vague
Viz
precisely, namely (videlicet)
VS
verified statement
VV
vice versa
vx
violate, violation
W/in
within
W/o
without
W4
want for/wish for – something missing
Wk
week
Wkly
weekly
WL.
westlaw
WW
when/where – under these circumstances,
X
fail, fails, reject, rejected,
x2
failed to
xo
innocent, exonnerate,
xpcn
reckless
y/o
years old
Π
plaintiff
Ω
defendant
mv
motivation, purpose