(AAERT TEST) LATIN TERMINOLOGY WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

ad hoc - ANSWER-for this purpose only ab ovo - ANSWER-from the egg - at the beginning, from the start ad curiam - ANSWER-to (at) court ad infinitum - ANSWER-to infinity - without limit, indefinitely ad litem - ANSWER-to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a lawsuit: A guardian ad litem is appointed to act on behalf of an incompetent. ad nauseam - ANSWER-to the point of inducing nausea NOTE: It is NOT spelled nauseum. ad testificandum - ANSWER-for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify alter ego - ANSWER-another self Also, the doctrine that a corporation may not be used as a sham to insulate shareholders from liability for their own private actions. amicus curiae (singular) amici curiae (plural) - ANSWER-friend of the court - third party filing a brief to support a specific position ante litem - ANSWER-before trial arguendo - ANSWER-arguing; for the sake of argument: Assuming, arguendo, that my friend is correct, i will defer to him. bona fide - ANSWER-in good faith - open, sincere caveat - ANSWER-beware - warning caveat emptor - ANSWER-let the buyer beware caveat venditor - ANSWER-let the seller beware certiorari - ANSWER-to be informed of - writ from a higher to a lower court, ordering a transcript of proceedings for appellate review chattel - ANSWER-cattle (Old English - an article of personal or movable property compos mentis - ANSWER-sane, of sound mind corpus - ANSWER-body - any set of materials; total assets in an estate or trust corpus juris = body of law