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legal terms Flashcards

1
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a priori

A

from the cause to the effect

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lessor

A

landlord

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compos mentis

A

of sound mine

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de facto

A

founded on fact

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5
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en banc

A

all judges sit together

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pro se

A

a person who represents themselves

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pecuniary

A

relating to money

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abate

A

to end

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de jure

A

by right, valid in law

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primogenitor

A

firstborn

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inquest

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judicial inquiry

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12
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mitigating

A

circumstances which reduce damages or punishment

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13
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redress

A

satisfaction for an injury or damages

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14
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rebut

A

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

A

an offer to perform

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17
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abnegation

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denial, renunciation

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18
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consanguinity

A

blood relationship of persons descended from common ancestor

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19
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usury

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charging illegal rate of interest

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20
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moot

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seeks to determine abstract question

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21
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per se

A

by itself

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22
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inter vivos

A

transactions made while parties are living

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23
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devise

A

to dipose of real property by a will

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24
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abrogate

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to annul or to repeal

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25
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contumacy

A

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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27
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honorarium

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gratutious payment

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28
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interim order

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temporary order

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29
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mute

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one who abstains from pleading to an indictment

30
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preemptory challenge

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to dismiss a juror without assigning any reason or cause

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replication

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

32
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concurrent negligence

A

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

33
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abstract

A

brief summary of essential points

34
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canon

A

rule of ecclesiastical law

35
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proxy

A

person authorized to act in another’s behalf

36
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ex post facto

A

law made after occurence

37
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collusion

A

agreement between two or more parties to defraud another

38
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negligence

A

want of care

39
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res gestae

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includes words spoken in the course of transaction

40
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caveat emptor

A

let the buyer beware

41
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utter

A

to offer to publish a counterfeit note

42
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ipso facto

A

by the very act itself

43
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nonfeasance

A

offense of omission

44
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rescind

A

to abrogate or annul

45
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subornation

A

procuring another to commit a crime

46
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ad hoc

A

for special purpose

47
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cavil

A

to raise a trivial objection

48
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consign

A

to send goods to a purchaser or agent to be sold

49
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fiat

A

decree or warrant

50
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in esse

A

actually existing

51
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nuisance

A

something offensive

52
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calumny

A

defamation of someone’s character/reputation

53
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substantive

A

positive law which defines duties and rights

54
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ad litem

A

for purpose of suit being prosecuted

55
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certiorari

A

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

56
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consignor

A

person sending goods to an agent

57
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desuetude

A

obsolete laws grown out of use

58
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filial

A

of or due from a son or daughter

59
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in haec verba

A

in these words

60
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malefactor

A

wrongdoing

61
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nunc pro tunc

A

giving an action a retroeffective date

62
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sui juris

A

someone able to make contracts and act in his own right

63
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challenge for cause

A

request that a prospective juror not serve due to bias

64
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disclaimer

A

disavow, refusal to accept

65
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moiety

A

one of two equal parts

66
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debenture

A

written acknowledgment of debt with a promise to repay

67
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ademption

A

removal of a legacy

68
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chattel

A

moveable thing opposed to real property

69
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pander

A

to cater to lust of another

70
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factor

A

person who receives and sells goods for commision

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