Latin Terms - B & C Flashcards
1
Q
bona fide
A
good faith
2
Q
capias
A
take, arrest
3
Q
causa mortis
A
by reason of death
4
Q
caveat
A
beware, a warning
5
Q
caveat emptor
A
let the buyer beware
6
Q
certiorari
A
send the pleadings up (from an inferior court to a superior court; U.S. Supreme court uses writ of certiorari to review most cases)
7
Q
cestui (pronounced “setty”)
A
beneficiaries
8
Q
cestui que trust
A
beneficiaries of the trust
9
Q
circa
A
in the area of, about, concerning
10
Q
compos mentis
A
of sound mind
11
Q
consortium
A
union of lots or chances; conjugal fellowship of husband and wife
12
Q
contra
A
against
13
Q
coram nobis
A
before us ourselves
14
Q
corpus
A
body
15
Q
corpus delicti
A
body of the offense; essence of the crime
