legal terms

Question 1

a priori

Answer 1

from the cause to the effect

Question 2

lessor

Answer 2

landlord

Question 3

compos mentis

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of sound mine

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de facto

Answer 4

founded on fact

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en banc

Answer 5

all judges sit together

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pro se

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a person who represents themselves

Question 7

pecuniary

Answer 7

relating to money

Question 8

abate

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to end

Question 9

de jure

Answer 9

by right, valid in law

Question 10

primogenitor

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firstborn

Question 11

inquest

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judicial inquiry

Question 12

mitigating

Answer 12

circumstances which reduce damages or punishment

Question 13

redress

Answer 13

satisfaction for an injury or damages

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rebut

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to disprove

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sine die

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to adjuorn without appointing a time to meet again

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tender

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an offer to perform

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abnegation

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denial, renunciation

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consanguinity

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blood relationship of persons descended from common ancestor

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usury

Answer 19

charging illegal rate of interest

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moot

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seeks to determine abstract question

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per se

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by itself

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inter vivos

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transactions made while parties are living

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devise

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to dipose of real property by a will

Question 24

abrogate

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to annul or to repeal

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contumacy

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willful disobedience to the orders of a court

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ex officio

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by virtue of his office

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honorarium

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gratutious payment

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interim order

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temporary order

Question 29

mute

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one who abstains from pleading to an indictment

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preemptory challenge

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to dismiss a juror without assigning any reason or cause

Question 31

replication

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plaintiff's answer to the defendant's plea or answer

Question 32

concurrent negligence

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both the plaintiff and defendant contribute to the injury to which damages are claimed

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abstract

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brief summary of essential points

Question 34

canon

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rule of ecclesiastical law

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proxy

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person authorized to act in another's behalf

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ex post facto

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law made after occurence

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collusion

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agreement between two or more parties to defraud another

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negligence

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want of care

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res gestae

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includes words spoken in the course of transaction

Question 40

caveat emptor

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let the buyer beware

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utter

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to offer to publish a counterfeit note

Question 42

ipso facto

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by the very act itself

Question 43

nonfeasance

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offense of omission

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rescind

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to abrogate or annul

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subornation

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procuring another to commit a crime

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ad hoc

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for special purpose

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cavil

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to raise a trivial objection

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consign

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to send goods to a purchaser or agent to be sold

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fiat

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decree or warrant

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in esse

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actually existing

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nuisance

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something offensive

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calumny

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defamation of someone's character/reputation

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substantive

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positive law which defines duties and rights

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ad litem

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for purpose of suit being prosecuted

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certiorari

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writ or order by which a higher court reviews a decision by a lower court

Question 56

consignor

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person sending goods to an agent

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desuetude

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obsolete laws grown out of use

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filial

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of or due from a son or daughter

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in haec verba

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in these words

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malefactor

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wrongdoing

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nunc pro tunc

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giving an action a retroeffective date

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sui juris

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someone able to make contracts and act in his own right

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challenge for cause

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request that a prospective juror not serve due to bias

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disclaimer

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disavow, refusal to accept

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moiety

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one of two equal parts

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debenture

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written acknowledgment of debt with a promise to repay

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ademption

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removal of a legacy

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chattel

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moveable thing opposed to real property

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pander

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to cater to lust of another

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factor

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person who receives and sells goods for commision