AAERT COMPREHENSIVE UPDATED ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔DICTUM - ✔✔comments within a published opinion which do not relate directly to
the facts of the case, but illustrate or explain the courts thinking
✔✔DUCES TECUM - ✔✔bring with you
✔✔E.G. [EXEMPLI GRATIA] - ✔✔thus, for example
✔✔EN BANC - ✔✔on the bench
✔✔EN BLOC - ✔✔in a bloc
✔✔ERGO - ✔✔therefore
✔✔ESCHEAT - ✔✔to fall out- reversion of property to state when there are no legal
heirs
✔✔ESTOPPEL - ✔✔legal impediment to brining an action
✔✔ET AL. - ✔✔and another; referring to other parties involved but not names
✔✔ET SEQ - ✔✔and the following
✔✔ET UX. - ✔✔and spouse
✔✔EX CONTRACTU - ✔✔from the contract
✔✔EX CURIA - ✔✔out of court
✔✔EX DELICTO - ✔✔from a crime
, ✔✔EX PARTE - ✔✔from on part, on one side
✔✔EX POST FACTO - ✔✔after the fact
✔✔FORUM NON CONVENIENS - ✔✔inconvenient forum
✔✔HABEAS CORPUS - ✔✔write issue to release someone from improper
imprisonment
✔✔IDEM - ✔✔same
✔✔I.E. [ID EST] - ✔✔THAT IS
✔✔IN ABSENTIA - ✔✔in the absence of
✔✔IN CAMERA - ✔✔in a room
✔✔INDICIA - ✔✔signs
✔✔IN FORMA PAUPERIS - ✔✔as a pauper
✔✔IN LIMINE - ✔✔on the threshold
✔✔IN LOCO PARENTIS - ✔✔in place of parent
✔✔IN MEDIAS RES - ✔✔in the middle of things
✔✔IN PERSONAM - ✔✔on the person
✔✔IN PRO PER - ✔✔for oneself
✔✔IN RE - ✔✔in or on the thing
✔✔IN REM - ✔✔legal action against property
✔✔INTER ALIA [always italicized] - ✔✔among other things
✔✔INTER ALIOS [always italicized] - ✔✔among other persons
✔✔IN TOTO - ✔✔in all
✔✔INTER SE [always italicized] - ✔✔between themselves
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔DICTUM - ✔✔comments within a published opinion which do not relate directly to
the facts of the case, but illustrate or explain the courts thinking
✔✔DUCES TECUM - ✔✔bring with you
✔✔E.G. [EXEMPLI GRATIA] - ✔✔thus, for example
✔✔EN BANC - ✔✔on the bench
✔✔EN BLOC - ✔✔in a bloc
✔✔ERGO - ✔✔therefore
✔✔ESCHEAT - ✔✔to fall out- reversion of property to state when there are no legal
heirs
✔✔ESTOPPEL - ✔✔legal impediment to brining an action
✔✔ET AL. - ✔✔and another; referring to other parties involved but not names
✔✔ET SEQ - ✔✔and the following
✔✔ET UX. - ✔✔and spouse
✔✔EX CONTRACTU - ✔✔from the contract
✔✔EX CURIA - ✔✔out of court
✔✔EX DELICTO - ✔✔from a crime
, ✔✔EX PARTE - ✔✔from on part, on one side
✔✔EX POST FACTO - ✔✔after the fact
✔✔FORUM NON CONVENIENS - ✔✔inconvenient forum
✔✔HABEAS CORPUS - ✔✔write issue to release someone from improper
imprisonment
✔✔IDEM - ✔✔same
✔✔I.E. [ID EST] - ✔✔THAT IS
✔✔IN ABSENTIA - ✔✔in the absence of
✔✔IN CAMERA - ✔✔in a room
✔✔INDICIA - ✔✔signs
✔✔IN FORMA PAUPERIS - ✔✔as a pauper
✔✔IN LIMINE - ✔✔on the threshold
✔✔IN LOCO PARENTIS - ✔✔in place of parent
✔✔IN MEDIAS RES - ✔✔in the middle of things
✔✔IN PERSONAM - ✔✔on the person
✔✔IN PRO PER - ✔✔for oneself
✔✔IN RE - ✔✔in or on the thing
✔✔IN REM - ✔✔legal action against property
✔✔INTER ALIA [always italicized] - ✔✔among other things
✔✔INTER ALIOS [always italicized] - ✔✔among other persons
✔✔IN TOTO - ✔✔in all
✔✔INTER SE [always italicized] - ✔✔between themselves
