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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
to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a
ad litem
lawsuit:
A guardian ad litem is appointed to act on behalf of an incompetent
to the point of inducing nausea NOTE: it is NOT spelled
ad nauseam
nauseum
ad testificandum for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify
another self Also, the doctrine that a corporation may not
alter ego be used as a sham to insulate shareholders from liability
for their own private actions.
[singular] amici curiae [plural] friend of the court - third
amicus curiae
party filing a brief to support a specific position
ante litem before trial
arguing, for the sake of argument: Assuming, arguendo,
arguendo
that my friend is correct, I will defer to him.
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 - a writ from a higher to a lower court,
certiorari
ordering a transcript of proceedings for appellate review
chattel or cattle [Old English] - an article of personal or movable property
compos mentis sane, of sound mind
, corpus body - any set of materials. Total assets in an estate or trust
corpus juris body of law
body of a crime - item upon which a crime has been
corpus delecti committed. In murder, the corpus delecti is the victim's
body. In arson, the burnt property.
culpa fault - negligence
cum laude with praise - an honor granted with a college degree
course of life - a résumé of one's career, qualifications, and
curriculum vitae
professional history
in fact - actual and real in fact EX:the usurper was the de
de facto
facto president, but was not recognized elsewhere.
in law - legal, proper, legitimate EX: he fled when the
de jure
revolution began, but was still, de jure, the king.
de juris of the law
of only a tiny amount - trivial, inconsequential a procedural
de minimis error made during trial may be so trivial that 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
comments within a published opinion which do not relate
directly to the facts of the case at hand, but illustrate
dictum [singular] dicta [plural]
or explain the court's thinking. Dicta cannot be cited as
precedent
duces tecum
, bring with you - subpoena to bring items of evidence, such
as documents
e.g. [exempli gratia] may or may not be italicized thus, for example
in [on] the bench - the entire membership of an appellate
en banc 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
Therefore His clothes were soaked - ergo, he was out in
ergo
the rain.
to fall out [back] - reversion of property to the state when
escheat
there are no legal heirs
stopped up - a legal impediment to bringing or maintain-
estoppel
ing an action
and another, or others - referring to other parties involved
et al. et alii [plural]
but not specifically named
and the following - refer to further material after a citation,
et seq. [etsequentes]
usually page numbers
and spouse - typically used to join a wife to a husband in
et ux. [et uxor]
a contract or action
ex contractu from the contract - arising from a contractual promise
ex curia out of court
from a crime - resulting from a crime, tort, malfeasance,
ex delicto
or a contractual duty
from one part, on one side - something done by or for one
ex parte
party only
after the fact - an act performed or law passed with
ex post facto
retroactive effect
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
to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a
ad litem
lawsuit:
A guardian ad litem is appointed to act on behalf of an incompetent
to the point of inducing nausea NOTE: it is NOT spelled
ad nauseam
nauseum
ad testificandum for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify
another self Also, the doctrine that a corporation may not
alter ego be used as a sham to insulate shareholders from liability
for their own private actions.
[singular] amici curiae [plural] friend of the court - third
amicus curiae
party filing a brief to support a specific position
ante litem before trial
arguing, for the sake of argument: Assuming, arguendo,
arguendo
that my friend is correct, I will defer to him.
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 - a writ from a higher to a lower court,
certiorari
ordering a transcript of proceedings for appellate review
chattel or cattle [Old English] - an article of personal or movable property
compos mentis sane, of sound mind
, corpus body - any set of materials. Total assets in an estate or trust
corpus juris body of law
body of a crime - item upon which a crime has been
corpus delecti committed. In murder, the corpus delecti is the victim's
body. In arson, the burnt property.
culpa fault - negligence
cum laude with praise - an honor granted with a college degree
course of life - a résumé of one's career, qualifications, and
curriculum vitae
professional history
in fact - actual and real in fact EX:the usurper was the de
de facto
facto president, but was not recognized elsewhere.
in law - legal, proper, legitimate EX: he fled when the
de jure
revolution began, but was still, de jure, the king.
de juris of the law
of only a tiny amount - trivial, inconsequential a procedural
de minimis error made during trial may be so trivial that 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
comments within a published opinion which do not relate
directly to the facts of the case at hand, but illustrate
dictum [singular] dicta [plural]
or explain the court's thinking. Dicta cannot be cited as
precedent
duces tecum
, bring with you - subpoena to bring items of evidence, such
as documents
e.g. [exempli gratia] may or may not be italicized thus, for example
in [on] the bench - the entire membership of an appellate
en banc 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
Therefore His clothes were soaked - ergo, he was out in
ergo
the rain.
to fall out [back] - reversion of property to the state when
escheat
there are no legal heirs
stopped up - a legal impediment to bringing or maintain-
estoppel
ing an action
and another, or others - referring to other parties involved
et al. et alii [plural]
but not specifically named
and the following - refer to further material after a citation,
et seq. [etsequentes]
usually page numbers
and spouse - typically used to join a wife to a husband in
et ux. [et uxor]
a contract or action
ex contractu from the contract - arising from a contractual promise
ex curia out of court
from a crime - resulting from a crime, tort, malfeasance,
ex delicto
or a contractual duty
from one part, on one side - something done by or for one
ex parte
party only
after the fact - an act performed or law passed with
ex post facto
retroactive effect
