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LATIN/FOREIGN WORDS Flashcards

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Ab initio.

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From the beginning.

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Ab intestato.

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Refers to succession to the property of one who has not disposed of it by will.

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Actus reus.

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Elements of the definition of an offence.

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Ad colligenda bona.

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To collect the goods.

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Ad hoc.

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For this special purpose.

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Ad idem.

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Of the same mind; similar in essential matters.

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Ad valorem.

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In proportion to the value.

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A fortiori.

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For a stronger reason.

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9
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Agent provocateur.

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A person who entices another to commit an express breach of law which he otherwise would not have committed proceeds to inform against him in respect of such offence.

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Alias.

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Second or assumed name.

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Alibi.

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Elsewhere; an excuse, argument by an accused that at the supposed time of commission of crime he was elsewhere.

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12
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Alieni juris.

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Of another’s right.

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13
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A liter.

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Otherwise.

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14
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Aliunde.

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From elsewhere.

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15
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Allocatur.

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It is allowed.

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16
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Allodial lnrd.

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Land owned absolutely and not held by any lord or superior.

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17
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Allocutus.

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Demand by court of a convicted person, asking whether he has cause to show why judgment should not be pronounced against him.

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A mena At thoro.

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From board and bed. A decree in ecclesiastical courts

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19
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Amicus curiae.

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Friend of the court; a person who is not engaged in a case, but who brings to the court’s attention a point which has apparently been overlooked.

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20
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Animus.

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Intention, disposition.

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21
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Animus deserendi.

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Intention of deserting.

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22
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Ánimus furandi

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Intention of stealing.

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23
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Animus manendi

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Intention of remaining.

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24
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Animus non revertendi

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Intention of not returning.

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25
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Animus possidendi

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Intention of possessing.

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26
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Animus testandi

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Intention of making a will.

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27
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Animus revocondi

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Intention of revoking.

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28
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Ante litem motam

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Before litigation commenced.

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29
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A Posteriore

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From effect to cause, from subsequent conclusions.

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30
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A priori

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From cause to effect, from previous assumption.

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31
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Arguendo

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In the course of or by way of argument; by way of hypothetical illustration.

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32
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Assumpsit

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He has undertaken - A voluntary promise made by word for compensating of loss.

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33
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Autrefois acquit

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Formerly acquitted.

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34
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Autrefois convict

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Formerly convicted.

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35
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Autre vie

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The life of another.

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36
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A vinculum matrimonii

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From the bond of matrimony.

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37
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Bona fide

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In good faith; honesty.

38
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Bona vacantia

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Ownerless goods.

39
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Brutum fulmen

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An empty threat.

40
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Cadit quaestio

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The matter ends; it admits of no further agreement.

41
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Capias

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That you take; Name of a group of writs.

42
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Causa remota

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Remote cause; One operating indirectly through intervention of other causes.

43
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Causa causans

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The immediate cause; The real effective cause of damage.

44
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Caveat emptor

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Let the buyer beware.

45
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Caveat venditor

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Let the seller beware.

46
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Cestui que trust

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One to whose use of property was conveyed.

47
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Cestui que vie

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He for whose life a grant of land is made.

48
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Colare officii

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By virtue of one’s office.

49
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Compus mentis

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Of sound mind.

50
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Contra

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Against; opposite.

51
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Constat

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It follows; It is clear beyond argument.

52
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Contra bonos mores

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Against morals; contrary to a good way of affairs.

53
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Corpus delicti

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The body of an offence i.e. the aggregation of fundamental facts constituting an offence.

54
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Corpus juris

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A body of law.

55
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Curia advisari vult

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The court wishes to be advised.

56
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Curator bonis

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Trustee appointed to take care of the property and affairs of absent persons.

57
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Damnum absque injuria

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Damage without Wrong.

58
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De bonis nón administratis

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Of goods which have not been administered.

59
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De bonis asportatis

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Of goods carried away.

60
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De bonis propriis

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From One’s own goods.

61
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De-facto

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In fact; in reality.

62
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De-hors

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Beyond; unconnected with; foreign to.

63
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De-jure

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By right; by lawful title.

64
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Del-credere

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Of belief; of trust.

65
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Devastavit

A

He has wasted.

66
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Distringas

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That you distrain.

67
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Doli-Captax

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Capable of fraud or deceit.

68
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Dubitante

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Doubting.

69
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Ducestecum

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Bring with you.

70
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Dum-sola

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While single.

71
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Durante-absentia

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During absence.

72
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Durante minore oeate

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During minority.

73
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Durante viduitate

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During widowhood.

74
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Ejectione firmae, de

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Writ of ejectment.

75
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Ejusdem generis

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Of the same kind or nature where by if particular words forming a genus or kind are followed by general words, the general words are constructed ejusdem-generis.

76
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Elegit

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He has chosen. Writ of execution allowing a judgment creditor to enter into possession of the debtor’s land and hold it until the debt is satisfied.

77
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Et seq

A

And those which follow.

78
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Et, al

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Elsewhere.

79
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Ex-abundanti cautela

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From an excess of caution.

80
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Ex-contractu

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Arising out of a contract.

81
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Ex-debito justitiae

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Arising as a matter of right.

82
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Ex-div

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Ex dividend.

83
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Excat

A

Let him go. Permission to leave.

84
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Ex-improviso

A

Unexpectedly; without preparation.

85
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Ex-officio

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By virtue of office.

86
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Ex-parte

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On behalf of hearing only one party; from one side.

87
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Ex-post facto

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By a subsequent act.

88
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Ex-proprio motu

A

Of his own motion.

89
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Factum probandum

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Principal fact, fact related to the issue.

90
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Factum probans

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Evidentiary fact; fact related to the issue.

91
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Felo de se

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Felon of himself. Term which was used to refer to one who committed suicide.

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