Legal Latin 2 Flashcards

1
Q

In total good faith, a state which should exist between parties to some types of legal relationship

A

uberrimae fidei

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2
Q

For a short time.

A

pro tempore

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3
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A decision correctly made by a court, which can be used as a precedent

A

per curiam

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4
Q

Equally, or with no distinction.

A

pari passu

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5
Q

The duty to prove that what has been alleged in court is true

A

onus probandi

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6
Q

The mental state required to be guilty of committing a crime

A

mens rea

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7
Q

An act which is not a crime, but is forbidden

A

mala prohibita

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8
Q

An act, such as murder, which is a crime in itself

A

mala in se

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9
Q

The right to be heard in a court.

A

locus standi

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10
Q

By the operation of the law.

A

ipso jure

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11
Q

By this fact, or the fact itself shows this to be true.

A

ipso facto

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12
Q

Among / In addition to other things.

A

inter alia

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13
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Legal action against a thing (for example, one party claims property or goods in the possession of another).

A

in rem

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14
Q

Caught in the act of committing a crime

A

in flagrante delicto

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15
Q

A legal remedy against wrongful imprisonment

A

habeas corpus

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16
Q

After the event.

A

ex post facto

17
Q

A legal action or application pursued by one party only.

A

ex parte

18
Q

A gift (usually money) with no obligations attached.

A

ex gratia

19
Q

Starting again.

A

de novo

20
Q

The real proof that a crime has been committed

A

corpus delicti

21
Q

A real agreement to a contract by both parties.

A

consensus ad idem

22
Q

With no owner, or no obvious owner.

A

bona vacantia

23
Q

In good faith.

A

bona fide

24
Q

Referring to the case at law

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