Vocabulary and Knowledge Flashcards
Scienter
Intent or knowledge of wrongdoing; A degree of knowledge that makes a person legally responsible for the consequences of his or her act or omission; The fact of an act’s having been done knowingly, esp. as a ground for civil damages or criminal punishment.
Affirmative
Positive; Supporting the existence of certain facts; Involving or requiring effort; Giving assent (agreeing)
IRAC
Issue –> Rule –> Apply Rule –> Conclusion
Preponderance
Superiority in weight, importance, or influence
Dictum
Statement of opinion or belief considered authoritative because of the dignity of the person making it. / A familiar rule; a maxim
Maxim
Traditional legal principle that has been frozen into a concise expression.
A Fortiori
With greater reason or convincing, used in drawing a conclusion that is inferred to be even more certain than another. / By even greater force of logic
Supra
Earlier in the writing; above
Situs
Place where something exists or originates.
Pecuniary
Consisting of or measured in money.
Matriculation
To enroll as a member, especially in a college or university.
FN
Footnote
LMS
Learning Management System
Affront
To insult or cause offense to.
Doctrinal Classes
Non-LRW classes
Brief
Personalized notes on a case to help you understand.
SBA
Student bar Association
Certiorari
Superior court writ to call up case of inferior court.
Writ
Something written
Promulgate
To make an idea known. / To put a law into action or force.
Contempt
Willful disobediance
Substantive Law
The part of the law that creates, defines, and regulates the rights, duties, and powers of parties.
Foreclosed
Shut out; preclude
Preclude
To prevent or make impossible; to rule out beforehand by necessary consequence.
