Technical Terms Flashcards
Ordained
order or decree (something) officially.
Redress
remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation)
Enunciate
Proclaim
Aggravating
making a problem or offense worse or more serious.
“aggravating circumstances that warrant further discipline”
adjective
1. nagpapalubha
Intrinsic
belonging naturally; essential.
“access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life”
Axiomatic
self-evident or unquestionable.
“it is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed
Allegiance
loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.
“those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic”
Peril
serious and immediate danger.
“a setback to the state could present a peril to the regime”
Abstain
Umiwas
restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
“the terms stipulate that he must abstain from consumption of alcohol and controlled substances
Time Immemorial
“Time immemorial” refers to a time so long ago that it is beyond human memory, historical records, or reliable accounts. It is often used to describe an indefinite or ancient past, emphasizing that something has existed for as long as anyone can remember.
In legal contexts, it can also mean a period of time before legal memory, traditionally set at a fixed date, such as 1189 in English law.
Abhorred
Kinasusuklaman
regard with disgust and hatred.
Anathema
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
“racial hatred was anathema to her”
Sumpa
Fruits of poisonous tree doctrine
Fruit of the poisonous trees is a doctrine that extends the exclusionary rule to make evidence inadmissible in court if it was derived from evidence that was illegally obtained.
Reification
Reification is when you think of or treat something abstract as a physical thing
Abstract - ideas
writ
A writ is a written document issuing a legal order
nuisance
a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance
concubinage
It occurs when a husband engages in extramarital relations under certain conditions, while his wife remains legally married to him
adultery
committed by a married woman and her paramour who knows of her marital status, when they engage in sexual intercourse.