Question 1:
writ of certiorari
Answer:
Supreme court issues this to whatever lower court last ruled a case when it agrees to consider an appeal
common law writ
Question 2:
motion in limine
Answer:
on the threshold, filed by a party to a lawsuit which asks court for an order or ruling limiting/preventing
certain evidence from being presented by the other side at trial, brought during pretrial hearings or at
beginning of trial
Question 3:
voir dire
Answer:
exam of a witness/expert witness for qualifications to testify on a matter exam of prospective jurors to
see if they are qualified to sit on a jury
Question 4:
writ of mandamus
Answer:
compel an official or agency to perform a specific duty
Question 5:
res judicata
Answer:
decided thing
Question 6:
stare decisis
Answer:
let the decision stand
Question 7:
estoppel
Answer:
a bar or an impediment to prevent relitigating issues which have already been tried
, Question 8:
inter alios
Answer:
among other persons
Question 9:
inter alia
Answer:
among other things
Question 10:
jurat
Answer:
he/she swears - the clause at the end of a sworn statement showing when, where and by whom the
statement was signed under penalty of perjury
Question 11:
nunc pro tunc
Answer:
now for then, retroactive effect often to cure an obvious defect such as an erroneous date in a document
Question 12:
post hoc
Answer:
after this time, hereafter
Question 13:
ad hoc
Answer:
for this purpose only
Question 14:
chattel
Answer:
an article of personal, movable property
Question 15:
calendar
Answer:
court schedule