(AAERT TEST) LATIN TERMINOLOGY 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
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
ad nauseam
NOTE: It is NOT spelled nauseum.
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
arguing; for the sake of argument:
arguendo Assuming, 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 - 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
body - any set of materials; total assets in an estate or
corpus 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 resume of one's career, qualifications, and
curriculum vitae
professional history.
in fact - actual and real in fact:
de facto The usurper was the de facto president, but was not rec-
ognized elsewhere.
in law - legal, proper, legitimate: He fled when the revolu-
de jure
tion began, but was still, de jure, the king.
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
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
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
ad nauseam
NOTE: It is NOT spelled nauseum.
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
arguing; for the sake of argument:
arguendo Assuming, 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 - 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
body - any set of materials; total assets in an estate or
corpus 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 resume of one's career, qualifications, and
curriculum vitae
professional history.
in fact - actual and real in fact:
de facto The usurper was the de facto president, but was not rec-
ognized elsewhere.
in law - legal, proper, legitimate: He fled when the revolu-
de jure
tion began, but was still, de jure, the king.
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
