AAERT All Latin Terms UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
ad hoc for this purpose only
ab ovo from the egg - at the beginning, from the start
ad curiam to (at) court
ad infinitum to infinity - without limit, indefinitely
ad litem to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a lawsui
ad nauseam to the point of inducing nausea
ad testificandum for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify
another self
Also, the doctrine that a corporation may not be used as a
alter ego
sham to insulate shareholders from liability for their own
private actions.
amicus curiae (singular) friend of the court - third party filing a brief to support a
amici curiae (plural) specific position
ante litem before trial
arguendo arguing; for the sake of argument
bona fide in good faith - open, sincere
caveat beware - warning
caveat emptor let the buyer beware
caveat venditor let the seller beware
to be informed of - writ from a higher to a lower court,
certiorari
ordering a transcript of proceedings for appellate review
cattle (Old English) an article of personal or movable
chattel
property
compos mentis sane, of sound mind
corpus body - any set of materials; total assets in an estate or trust
, body of a crime - item upon which a crime has been
corpus delecti
committed
culpa fault - negligence
cum laude with praise - an honor granted with a college degree
course of life - a resume of one's career, qualifications, and
curriculum vitae
professional history.
de facto in fact - actual and real in fact
de jure in law - legal, proper, legitimate
de juris of the law
of only a tiny amount - trivial, inconsequential
A procedural error made during trial may be so trivial that
de minimis
the outcome of the trial could not have been affected by
it.
defendant's assertion that plaintiff's complaint is insufl-
demurrer cient, or does not state a cause of action upon which relief
can be granted.
anew, afresh - a new or second hearing; to hear a case
de novo
from the beginning
bring with you - subpoena to bring items of evidence, such
duces tecum
as documents
e.g. thus, for example
in (on) the bench - the entire membership of an appellate
en bane court, as opposed to a mere quorum or subset of its
member judges
en bloc in a block - as a unit, as a whole, completely
ergo therefore, consequently
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ad hoc for this purpose only
ab ovo from the egg - at the beginning, from the start
ad curiam to (at) court
ad infinitum to infinity - without limit, indefinitely
ad litem to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a lawsui
ad nauseam to the point of inducing nausea
ad testificandum for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify
another self
Also, the doctrine that a corporation may not be used as a
alter ego
sham to insulate shareholders from liability for their own
private actions.
amicus curiae (singular) friend of the court - third party filing a brief to support a
amici curiae (plural) specific position
ante litem before trial
arguendo arguing; for the sake of argument
bona fide in good faith - open, sincere
caveat beware - warning
caveat emptor let the buyer beware
caveat venditor let the seller beware
to be informed of - writ from a higher to a lower court,
certiorari
ordering a transcript of proceedings for appellate review
cattle (Old English) an article of personal or movable
chattel
property
compos mentis sane, of sound mind
corpus body - any set of materials; total assets in an estate or trust
, body of a crime - item upon which a crime has been
corpus delecti
committed
culpa fault - negligence
cum laude with praise - an honor granted with a college degree
course of life - a resume of one's career, qualifications, and
curriculum vitae
professional history.
de facto in fact - actual and real in fact
de jure in law - legal, proper, legitimate
de juris of the law
of only a tiny amount - trivial, inconsequential
A procedural error made during trial may be so trivial that
de minimis
the outcome of the trial could not have been affected by
it.
defendant's assertion that plaintiff's complaint is insufl-
demurrer cient, or does not state a cause of action upon which relief
can be granted.
anew, afresh - a new or second hearing; to hear a case
de novo
from the beginning
bring with you - subpoena to bring items of evidence, such
duces tecum
as documents
e.g. thus, for example
in (on) the bench - the entire membership of an appellate
en bane court, as opposed to a mere quorum or subset of its
member judges
en bloc in a block - as a unit, as a whole, completely
ergo therefore, consequently
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