legal terms Flashcards
ad hoc
for a specific case
pro bono
work a lawyer does for free
subpoena
a writ ordering someone to appear in court
habeas corpus
a writ ordering an arrested person to appear in court
per diem
daily allowance
bona fide
genuinely, sincerely
status quo
the way things are
per se
as such
ex officio
by virtue of a position
persona non grata
an unwanted/unwelcome person
affidavit
a sworn statement
de facto
in effect/reality
nolo contendere
a plea, like an admission of guilt
de iure
according to the law
corpus iurus
body/sum of laws
corpus delicti
nature of transgression
locus delicti
place where crime was committed
quid pro quo
something received for something given
modus operandi
way of doing something/operating
in loco parentis
in place of a parent
ipso facto
by the fact itself/by the very fact
mutatis mutandis
after making the necessary changes
in absentia
in a person’s absence
sine qua non
essential thing, a prerequisite
