AAERT Latin Terms correctly answered 2024

AAERT Latin Termsad litem - correct answer for the purpose of a lawsuit amicus curiae - correct answer a brief submitted by a "friend of the court" to support a specific position corpus - correct answer any set of materials; total assets in an estate or trust; corpus juris = body of law culpa - correct answer fault or negligence dictum - correct answer comments that do not relate directly to the facts of a case; CANNOT be cited as precedent et al. - correct answer referring to other parties involved but not named et seq. - correct answer refers to further material after a citation, usually PAGE NUMBERS ex delicto - correct answer resulting from a crime, tort, malfeasance, or contractual duty ex post facto - correct answer an act performed or law passed with retroactive effect forum non conveniens - correct answer an authority of a court to decline jurisdiction