(AAERT TEST) LATIN TERMINOLOGY Questions & Answers (100% VERIFIED)
Question 1:
ad hoc
Answer:
for this purpose only
Question 2:
ab ovo
Answer:
from the egg - at the beginning, from the start
Question 3:
ad curiam
Answer:
to (at) court
Question 4:
ad infinitum
Answer:
to infinity - without limit, indefinitely
Question 5:
ad litem
Answer:
to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a lawsuit: A guardian ad litem is appointed to act on
behalf of an incompetent.
Question 6:
ad nauseam
Answer:
to the point of inducing nausea NOTE: It is NOT spelled nauseum.
Question 7:
ad testificandum
Answer:
for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify
,Question 8:
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.
amicus curiae (singular)
Question 9:
amici curiae (plural)
Answer:
friend of the court - third party filing a brief to support a specific position
Question 10:
ante litem
Answer:
before trial
Question 11:
arguendo
Answer:
arguing; for the sake of argument:
Assuming, arguendo, that my friend is correct, i will defer to him.
Question 12:
bona fide
Answer:
in good faith - open, sincere
Question 13:
caveat
Answer:
beware - warning
Question 14:
caveat emptor
Answer:
let the buyer beware
, Question 15:
caveat venditor
Answer:
let the seller beware
Question 16:
certiorari
Answer:
to be informed of - writ from a higher to a lower court, ordering a transcript of proceedings for appellate
review
Question 17:
chattel
Answer:
cattle (Old English - an article of personal or movable property
Question 18:
compos mentis
Answer:
sane, of sound mind
Question 19:
corpus
Answer:
body - any set of materials; total assets in an estate or trust corpus juris = body of law
Question 20:
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 21:
culpa
Answer:
fault - negligence
Question 22:
cum laude
Answer:
with praise - an honor granted with a college degree
Question 1:
ad hoc
Answer:
for this purpose only
Question 2:
ab ovo
Answer:
from the egg - at the beginning, from the start
Question 3:
ad curiam
Answer:
to (at) court
Question 4:
ad infinitum
Answer:
to infinity - without limit, indefinitely
Question 5:
ad litem
Answer:
to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a lawsuit: A guardian ad litem is appointed to act on
behalf of an incompetent.
Question 6:
ad nauseam
Answer:
to the point of inducing nausea NOTE: It is NOT spelled nauseum.
Question 7:
ad testificandum
Answer:
for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify
,Question 8:
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.
amicus curiae (singular)
Question 9:
amici curiae (plural)
Answer:
friend of the court - third party filing a brief to support a specific position
Question 10:
ante litem
Answer:
before trial
Question 11:
arguendo
Answer:
arguing; for the sake of argument:
Assuming, arguendo, that my friend is correct, i will defer to him.
Question 12:
bona fide
Answer:
in good faith - open, sincere
Question 13:
caveat
Answer:
beware - warning
Question 14:
caveat emptor
Answer:
let the buyer beware
, Question 15:
caveat venditor
Answer:
let the seller beware
Question 16:
certiorari
Answer:
to be informed of - writ from a higher to a lower court, ordering a transcript of proceedings for appellate
review
Question 17:
chattel
Answer:
cattle (Old English - an article of personal or movable property
Question 18:
compos mentis
Answer:
sane, of sound mind
Question 19:
corpus
Answer:
body - any set of materials; total assets in an estate or trust corpus juris = body of law
Question 20:
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 21:
culpa
Answer:
fault - negligence
Question 22:
cum laude
Answer:
with praise - an honor granted with a college degree
