Vocab & Spelling Week 2

Question 1

derogate

Answer 1

To lesson, to impair, to take away from.

Question 2

Dictum

Answer 2

Non-essential statement in a judicial decision.

Question 3

Discriminate

Answer 3

To notice the difference

Question 4

durance

Answer 4

Vile imprisonment

Question 5

Duress

Answer 5

Pressure, threat of injury or imprisonment

Question 6

Easement

Answer 6

A right, a right of way, a privilege.

Question 7

encumbrance

Answer 7

A claim, a liability, a lien

Question 8

eleemosynary

Answer 8

charitable

Question 9

estate

Answer 9

Anything that a person owns, whether real or personal property.

Question 10

Exculpatory

Answer 10

Tending to clear from guilt

Question 11

Ex parte

Answer 11

From one side only

Question 12

Ex post facto

Answer 12

After the fact

Question 13

et ux

Answer 13

And wife

Question 14

et vir

Answer 14

And husband

Question 15

Garnish

Answer 15

To take wages or attach property to satisfy a creditor

Question 16

habeas corpus

Answer 16

A writ demanding the appearance of body, (prisoner) before the court

Question 17

in forma pauperis

Answer 17

Cannot afford legal representation

Question 18

in flagrante delicto

Answer 18

In the very act of doing something

Question 19

In loco parentis

Answer 19

In the place of the parents

Question 20

in situ

Answer 20

In it’s original place

Question 21

Interrogatories

Answer 21

Written questions to be answered by the opposing side before trial

Question 22

Intestate

Answer 22

Without a will

Question 23

laches

Answer 23

Unreasonable delay in pursuing a legal remedy

Question 24

libel

Answer 24

Defamation conveyed by sight

Question 25

lien

Answer 25

A right, a claim

Question 26

lis pendens

Answer 26

A pending lawsuit