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Week 1 Flashcards

1
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Ad litem

A

For the suit

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Amicus curiae

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Friend of the court

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3
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Certiorari

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To be more fully informed

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De novo

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A new

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Ex parte

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From the part

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Habeas corpus

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That you have the body

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7
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In camera

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In a chamber

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In forma pauperis

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In the manner of a pauper

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In re

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In the matter of

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Mandamus

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We command

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Per curiam

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By the court as a whole

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Pro bono (publico)

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For the public good

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Pro se

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For oneself; on one’s own behalf; without a lawyer

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Sua sponte

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Of one’s own accord; voluntarily

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15
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Quasi

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As if

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Qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur

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Who as well for the king as for himself sues in this matter

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ab inito

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from the beginning

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18
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actus reus

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an act in violation of the law; a guilty act

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19
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ad absudum

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to the point of absudity

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20
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ad curiam

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at court

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21
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ad damnum

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to the damage; amount of plaintiff’s loss

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22
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additur

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it is added; an amount added by the judge to jury damages

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23
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ad hoc

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for this; for one special purpose

24
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ad infinitum

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for infinity forever

25
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ad interim

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in the meantime

26
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ad libitum

A

at pleasure, at will

27
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ad litem

A

for the duration of the suit

28
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ad nauseam

A

to the point of nausea

29
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ad valorem

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according to the value. e.g. Elaine had to pay ad-valorem tax on her furs

30
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a fortiori

A

with greater force

31
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alia

A

other things

32
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aliunde

A

from elsewhere; from another source

33
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alma mater

A

school or college which one has attended or graduated from

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alter ego

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a second self; a trusted friend; opposite side of a personality

35
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amicus curiae

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friend of the court; nonparty to a litigation that is allowed to advise the court re cogent matters of law or fact

36
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animus

A

mind; will; intention; hostility

37
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anno domini

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(abbr. a.d.) in the year of the lord

38
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ante

A

before

39
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antebellum

A

existing before a war

40
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a posteriori

A

reasoning based on experience

41
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a priori

A

reasoning based on assumption

42
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arguendo

A

by arguing; for the sake of argument

43
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assumpsit

A

an action for breach of contract

44
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autrefois acquit

A

plea of former acquittal

45
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autrefois attaint

A

plea of former attainder (prosecution)

46
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autrefois convict

A

plea of former conviction

47
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bill to take testimony de bene esse

A

request to take certain testimony now because it may not be available later

48
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bona fide

A

in good faith; genuine

49
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bona fides

A

good faith

50
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capias

A

that you take; an arrest order. e.g., the judge issued a capias in order to pick up the defendant

51
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carte blanche

A

art blawnch) (white paper) unlimited authority

52
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causa mortis

A

in contemplation of death

53
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cause celebre

A

a trial or decision that is extraordinary for some reason

54
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caveat

A

(let him take heed) notice to court to suspend proceedings temporarily; proviso; provision

55
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caveat actor

A

let the doer beware

56
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caveat emptor

A

let the buyer beware

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