Terms Flashcards
From the beginning
Ab Initio
refers to the law or statutory law
Act
during the pendency of the case
ad litem
to decide or to resolve
adjudicate
sworn declaration or sworn testimony
affidavit
also known as (normally used in criminal cases)
a.k.a
in good faith
bona fide
in bad faith
mala fide
That case has the same factual situation with the other case
case in point
jurisprudence, case decide by the court.
Case law
dispositive portion of the case, part of the case
Decision
opinion of the court, obiter dictum
dictum
the opinion of the court as a whole.
per curiam
reasoning behind the decision or it is the “fallo” of the case
ratio decidendi
with respect to or in the interests of one side only or of an interested outside party.
ex parte
appointment by the party
de parte
appointment by the court
de oficio
provisional
interlocutory
notices of the pendency of the case
lis pendens
the matter that has been decided or litigated and cannot be relitigated
res judicata
order of the court to give documents
Supoena duces tecum
order or compel a party to testify in court
Subpoena ad testificandum
