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Legal Glossary Flashcards

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means ‘from the beginning’

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ab initio

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means ‘to set free a person who has been charged with a crime’

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acquit

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an alternative name for statutory law

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act

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means ‘while the action is still pending’

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ad litem

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means ‘to settle by law’

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adjudicate

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a sworn or affirmed written statement of declaration

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affidavit

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means ‘injured’

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aggrieved

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A.K.A or a.k.a

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also known as

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means ‘another self’

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alter ego

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the name for a major legal encyclopedia published by the Lawyers’ Co-operative Publishing Company

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American Jurisprudence, 2d

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means ‘friend of the court’

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amicus curiae

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means ‘subordinate or auxiliary’

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ancillary

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explained or commented upon by the use of notes

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annotated

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means ‘to make void’

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annul

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means ‘before the suit’

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ante litem

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a person who takes an appeal from one court to another

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appellant

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the popular name for “A Uniform System of Citation” which is distributed by the Harvard Law Review

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blue book

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means ‘in good faith’

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bona fide

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means ‘to violate a law, right or duty’

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breach

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a written statement required by the rules of court

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brief

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a judicial opinion that deals with a factual situation similar to the one being researched

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case in point

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the law of reported appellate judicial opinions

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case law

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means ‘caution’

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caveat

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this is a writ issued by a superior court to an inferior court (also means ‘to be informed of’)

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certiorari

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means ‘personal property’

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chattel

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means ‘a reference to an authority’

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citation

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a set of books that provide subsequent judicial history and interpretation of reported decisions

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citators

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a compilation of statutes organized by topic

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code

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a separate opinion written by a justice who agrees with the majority decision but disagrees with the reasons for arriving at the said decision

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concurring opinion

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means ‘to transfer’

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convey

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a name of a major encyclopedia published by West Publishing Company

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Corpus Juris Secundum

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this is an opposing claim filed by the defendant against the plaintiff

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counterclaim

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33
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procedural rules promulgated to govern both civil and criminal practice before the court

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court rules

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34
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means ‘in fact’

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de facto

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means ‘in law’

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de jure

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means ‘from the beginning’

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de novo

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37
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used to call the one who has died

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descendent

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38
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term used to call a judge’s opinion that is not addressed to the issue before the court

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dictum

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means ‘bring with you’

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duces tecum

40
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means ‘therefore’

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ergo

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means ‘and others’

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et al.

42
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means ‘by virtue of official position’

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ex officio

43
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means ‘pertaining to only one side’

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ex parte

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means ‘done after the fact’

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ex post facto

45
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means ‘in a similar case’

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in pari causa

46
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means ‘equally at fault’

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in pari delicto

47
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means ‘forever’

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in perpetuam

48
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means ‘against the person’

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in personam

49
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means ‘in regard to’

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in re

50
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means ‘against the thing’

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in rem

51
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means ‘among other things’

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inter alia

52
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means ‘between living persons’

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inter vivos

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means ‘provisional’

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interlocutory

54
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this is the condition of having died without a will

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intestate

55
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means ‘from the fact itself’

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ipso facto

56
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this is the philosophy of law

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Jurisprudence

57
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this is the right of a creditor against a specific property

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lien

58
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this refers to the notice of pendency of suit

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lis pendens

59
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means ‘we command’ or a command from a competent jurisdiction

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mandamus

60
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means ‘it does not follow’

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non sequitur

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means ‘now for then’ or to take effect on a former date (i.e., order pro tunc is an order clarifying a previous order on clerical matters)

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nunc pro tunc

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this means ‘verbal evidence’

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parol evidence

63
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this means ‘while litigation is pending’

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pendente lite

64
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this means ‘an opinion by the entire court’ or ‘by the court’

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per curiam

65
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means ‘by itself’

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per se

66
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means ‘on the face of it’ or ‘at first view’

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prima facie

67
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means ‘in proportion’

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pro rata

68
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means ‘to that extent’

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pro tanto

69
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means ‘for the time being’

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pro tempore

70
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means ‘annul’

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quash

71
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means ‘mutual consideration’

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Quan pro Quo

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means ‘an action to bring dispute to court and cause a party to establish his claim on land’

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Quiet Title

73
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this means ‘the basis for the decision of the case’

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ratio decidendi

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means ‘in regard to’

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Re

75
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this is a person action brought to recover possession of unlawfully taken goods

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replevin

76
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means ‘subject manner of suit’

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Res

77
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means ‘matter incidental to main fact’

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Res Gestae

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means ‘the thing speaks for itself’

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Res ipsa Loquitur

79
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means ‘once a matter is finally decided by court, it may not be re-litigated’

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res judicata

80
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means ‘without’

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sans

81
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means ‘in this manner’

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sic

82
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means ‘without fixing a day’ (indefinitely)

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Sine Die

83
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means ‘location or place’

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Situs (i.e., situs criminis - scene of crime)

84
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means ‘the existing state’

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Status Quo

85
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this means ‘statute setting a time limit within which an action must be brought’

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Statute of Limitations

86
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this is a writ that compels a witness to appear and give testimony

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Subpoena

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a writ to produce certain papers

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Subpoena Duces Tecum

88
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means ‘in its own class’

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Sui Generis

89
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means ‘having left a will’

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Testate

90
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means ‘a legal wrong’

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Tort

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means ‘namely’

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To Wit

92
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this is the place where the case is to be tried

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venue

93
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means ‘word for word’

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verbatim

94
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means ‘by voice’

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viva voce

95
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means ‘to relinquish a right’

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Waive

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this is a computer-assisted legal research device developed by the West Publishing Company

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Westlaw

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