LEGAL TERMINOLOGY 7TH EDITION ALL
CHAPTERS ACTUAL REVIEW SHEET WITH
FULL ANSWERS AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
⩥ A Priori.
Answer: A Priori: "from earlier", relates to an earlier event
⩥ Actus Reus.
Answer: Actus Reus: "guilty act", unlawful action or lack of a required
action
⩥ Ad Homiuem.
Answer: Ad Homiuem: "at the person", attacking a person's character,
personal insult
⩥ Affidavit.
Answer: Affidavit: "he has sworn", a formal statement of legal fact
⩥ Alias.
Answer: Alias: "at another time", or "otherwise", alternative name used
by a person
,⩥ Alibi.
Answer: Alibi: "somewhere else", defense claim of being able to verify
not being at the scene of the crime
⩥ Alter Ego.
Answer: Alter Ego: "another I", a secondary identity within a person
⩥ Ante.
Answer: Ante: "before", used as a prefix to denote occurring prior to
⩥ Bona Fide.
Answer: Bona Fide: "in good faith", something done with good
intentions
⩥ Capias.
Answer: Capias: "that you take", an arrest or seizure
⩥ Caveat.
Answer: Caveat: "may he be aware", a qualification or warning
⩥ Certiorari.
, Answer: Certiorari: "to be apprised", a writ seeking a judicial review
(appeal)
⩥ Compos Mentis.
Answer: Compos Mentis: "having command of mind", being of sound
mind
⩥ Consensus.
Answer: Consensus: "agreement of people", the majority opinion
⩥ Contra.
Answer: Contra: "against", opposes the point being made
⩥ Contra Legem.
Answer: Contra Legem: "against the law", a ruling that is contrary of
current law
⩥ Corpus Deliciti.
Answer: Corpus Delicti: "body of crime", proof of the actual crime
⩥ Corpus Juris.
Answer: Corpus Juris: "body of law", the complete collection of laws
(statutes)
CHAPTERS ACTUAL REVIEW SHEET WITH
FULL ANSWERS AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
⩥ A Priori.
Answer: A Priori: "from earlier", relates to an earlier event
⩥ Actus Reus.
Answer: Actus Reus: "guilty act", unlawful action or lack of a required
action
⩥ Ad Homiuem.
Answer: Ad Homiuem: "at the person", attacking a person's character,
personal insult
⩥ Affidavit.
Answer: Affidavit: "he has sworn", a formal statement of legal fact
⩥ Alias.
Answer: Alias: "at another time", or "otherwise", alternative name used
by a person
,⩥ Alibi.
Answer: Alibi: "somewhere else", defense claim of being able to verify
not being at the scene of the crime
⩥ Alter Ego.
Answer: Alter Ego: "another I", a secondary identity within a person
⩥ Ante.
Answer: Ante: "before", used as a prefix to denote occurring prior to
⩥ Bona Fide.
Answer: Bona Fide: "in good faith", something done with good
intentions
⩥ Capias.
Answer: Capias: "that you take", an arrest or seizure
⩥ Caveat.
Answer: Caveat: "may he be aware", a qualification or warning
⩥ Certiorari.
, Answer: Certiorari: "to be apprised", a writ seeking a judicial review
(appeal)
⩥ Compos Mentis.
Answer: Compos Mentis: "having command of mind", being of sound
mind
⩥ Consensus.
Answer: Consensus: "agreement of people", the majority opinion
⩥ Contra.
Answer: Contra: "against", opposes the point being made
⩥ Contra Legem.
Answer: Contra Legem: "against the law", a ruling that is contrary of
current law
⩥ Corpus Deliciti.
Answer: Corpus Delicti: "body of crime", proof of the actual crime
⩥ Corpus Juris.
Answer: Corpus Juris: "body of law", the complete collection of laws
(statutes)
