AAERT Everything Exam Questions & Answers (100% VERIFIED)
Question 1:
ad hoc
Answer:
for this purpose only
Question 2:
ad hoc
Answer:
for this purpose only
Question 3:
ab ovo
Answer:
from the egg - at the beginning, from the start
Question 4:
ad curiam
Answer:
to [at] court
Question 5:
ad infinitum
Answer:
to infinity - without limit, indefinitely
Question 6:
to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a lawsuit:
Answer:
ad litem
Question 7:
A guardian ad litem
Answer:
is appointed to act on behalf of an incompetent
,Question 8:
ad nauseam
Answer:
to the point of inducing nausea NOTE: it is NOT spelled nauseum
Question 9:
ad testificandum
Answer:
for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify
Question 10:
alter ego
Answer:
another self Also, the doctrine that a corporation may not be used as a sham to insulate shareholders
from liability for their own private actions.
Question 11:
amicus curiae
Answer:
[singular] amici curiae [plural] friend of the court - third party filing a brief to support a specific position
Question 12:
ante litem
Answer:
before trial
Question 13:
arguendo
Answer:
arguing, for the sake of argument: Assuming, arguendo, that my friend is correct, I will defer to him.
Question 14:
bona fide
Answer:
in good faith - open, sincere
Question 15:
caveat
Answer:
beware - warning
,Question 16:
caveat emptor
Answer:
let the buyer beware
Question 17:
caveat venditor
Answer:
let the seller beware
Question 18:
certiorari
Answer:
to be informed of - a writ from a higher to a lower court, ordering a transcript of proceedings for
appellate review
Question 19:
chattel or cattle
Answer:
[Old English] - an article of personal or movable property
Question 20:
compos mentis
Answer:
sane, of sound mind
Question 21:
corpus
Answer:
body - any set of materials. Total assets in an estate or trust
Question 22:
corpus juris
Answer:
body of law
Question 23:
corpus delecti
Answer:
body of a crime - item upon which a crime has been committed. In murder, the corpus delecti is the
victim's body. In arson, the burnt property.
, Question 24:
culpa
Answer:
fault - negligence
Question 25:
cum laude
Answer:
with praise - an honor granted with a college degree
Question 26:
curriculum vitae
Answer:
course of life - a résumé of one's career, qualifications, and professional history
Question 27:
de facto
Answer:
in fact - actual and real in fact EX:the usurper was the de facto president, but was not recognized
elsewhere.
Question 28:
de jure
Answer:
in law - legal, proper, legitimate EX: he fled when the revolution began, but was still, de jure, the king.
Question 29:
de juris
Answer:
of the law
Question 30:
de minimis
Answer:
of only a tiny amount - trivial, inconsequential a procedural error made during trial may be so trivial that
the outcome of the trial could not have been affected by it.
Question 31:
demurrer
Answer:
defendant's assertion that plaintiff's complaint is insufficient, or does not state a cause of action upon
Question 1:
ad hoc
Answer:
for this purpose only
Question 2:
ad hoc
Answer:
for this purpose only
Question 3:
ab ovo
Answer:
from the egg - at the beginning, from the start
Question 4:
ad curiam
Answer:
to [at] court
Question 5:
ad infinitum
Answer:
to infinity - without limit, indefinitely
Question 6:
to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a lawsuit:
Answer:
ad litem
Question 7:
A guardian ad litem
Answer:
is appointed to act on behalf of an incompetent
,Question 8:
ad nauseam
Answer:
to the point of inducing nausea NOTE: it is NOT spelled nauseum
Question 9:
ad testificandum
Answer:
for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify
Question 10:
alter ego
Answer:
another self Also, the doctrine that a corporation may not be used as a sham to insulate shareholders
from liability for their own private actions.
Question 11:
amicus curiae
Answer:
[singular] amici curiae [plural] friend of the court - third party filing a brief to support a specific position
Question 12:
ante litem
Answer:
before trial
Question 13:
arguendo
Answer:
arguing, for the sake of argument: Assuming, arguendo, that my friend is correct, I will defer to him.
Question 14:
bona fide
Answer:
in good faith - open, sincere
Question 15:
caveat
Answer:
beware - warning
,Question 16:
caveat emptor
Answer:
let the buyer beware
Question 17:
caveat venditor
Answer:
let the seller beware
Question 18:
certiorari
Answer:
to be informed of - a writ from a higher to a lower court, ordering a transcript of proceedings for
appellate review
Question 19:
chattel or cattle
Answer:
[Old English] - an article of personal or movable property
Question 20:
compos mentis
Answer:
sane, of sound mind
Question 21:
corpus
Answer:
body - any set of materials. Total assets in an estate or trust
Question 22:
corpus juris
Answer:
body of law
Question 23:
corpus delecti
Answer:
body of a crime - item upon which a crime has been committed. In murder, the corpus delecti is the
victim's body. In arson, the burnt property.
, Question 24:
culpa
Answer:
fault - negligence
Question 25:
cum laude
Answer:
with praise - an honor granted with a college degree
Question 26:
curriculum vitae
Answer:
course of life - a résumé of one's career, qualifications, and professional history
Question 27:
de facto
Answer:
in fact - actual and real in fact EX:the usurper was the de facto president, but was not recognized
elsewhere.
Question 28:
de jure
Answer:
in law - legal, proper, legitimate EX: he fled when the revolution began, but was still, de jure, the king.
Question 29:
de juris
Answer:
of the law
Question 30:
de minimis
Answer:
of only a tiny amount - trivial, inconsequential a procedural error made during trial may be so trivial that
the outcome of the trial could not have been affected by it.
Question 31:
demurrer
Answer:
defendant's assertion that plaintiff's complaint is insufficient, or does not state a cause of action upon
