Latin Legal Phrases Flashcards

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actio in rem

A

action for a thing

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ab initio

A

from the beginning

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2
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ad litem

A

for the purpose of a lawsuit

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3
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animus testandi

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the intention of making a will

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4
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audi alteram partem

A

hear the other side

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bona fide

A

in good faith

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6
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caveat emptor

A

let the buyer beware

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7
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caveat scriptor

A

let the signer beware

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8
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culpa lata

A

gross negligence

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9
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curator bonis

A

a guardian for goods or estate

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10
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de facto

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according to fact

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11
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de iure

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according to law

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12
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de minimis non curat lex

A

the law takes no account of trifles

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13
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doli capax

A

capable of crime

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14
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doli incapax

A

incapable of crime

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15
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dolus

A

criminal intention

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16
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ex facie

A

at face value

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17
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ex parte

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from one party

18
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habeas corpus

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you must have the person (physically present in court before a judge)

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in loco parentis

A

in the place of a parent

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in re

A

in the matter of

21
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inter alia

A

among other things

22
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ipso facto

A

by the fact itself

23
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ipso iure

A

by the law itself

24
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iusta causa

A

just cause

25
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locus standi

A

a right to appear in court

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mala fide

A

in bad faith

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mens rea

A

guilty mind; criminal intention

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modus operandi

A

manner of working

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non compos mentis

A

not sound of mind

30
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obiter dictum

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incidental remark; non-binding opinion

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per annum

A

per year

32
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per capita

A

per head

33
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per se

A

by itself

34
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persona non grata

A

an unacceptable person

35
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prima facie

A

at first sight

36
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pro forma

A

as a matter of form

37
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pro rata

A

according to one’s share

38
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qui facit per alium facit per se

A

one who does something through another does it by himself

39
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quid pro quo

A

one thing for another

40
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sine qua non

A

without which not; a necessary condition

41
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sub judice

A

under the judge

42
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compos mentis

A

sound of mind