Table2 Flashcards
ad hoc
For a specific purpose, case, situation
Corpus delicti
Material evidence in a crime, body of the crime
De facto
In reality, actually, in effect
De iure
According to law, by right
Ad Infiniti
Forever
In absentia
In (his/her) absence
In camera
In private, no spectators allowed
In loco parents
In the place of a parent
ipso facto
By that very fact
Locus delicti
Scene where a crime took place
Modus opera do
Method of operating
Nolo contender
A plea by the defendant that is equivalent to an admission of guilt ( and leaves him subject to punishment) but allows him the legal option to deny the charges later. “I do not wish to contend”. A plea of no contest
Prima facie
At first sight
Pro forms
Done as formality, done for the show
Quid pro quo
Something for something, tit for tat, an equal exchange
