AAERT Everything – Questions And Complete Solutions
ad hoc Correct Ans - for this purpose only
ad hoc Correct Ans - for this purpose only
ab ovo Correct Ans - from the egg - at the beginning, from the start
ad curiam Correct Ans - to [at] court
ad infinitum Correct Ans - to infinity - without limit, indefinitely
ad litem Correct Ans - to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit,
pending a lawsuit:
A guardian ad litem Correct Ans - is appointed to act on behalf of an
incompetent
ad nauseam Correct Ans - to the point of inducing nausea NOTE: it is
NOT spelled nauseum
ad testificandum Correct Ans - for testifying - subpoena to appear in
court and testify
alter ego Correct Ans - 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 Correct Ans - [singular] amici curiae [plural] friend of
the court - third party filing a brief to support a specific position
ante litem Correct Ans - before trial
arguendo Correct Ans - arguing, for the sake of argument: Assuming,
arguendo, that my friend is correct, I will defer to him.
bona fide Correct Ans - in good faith - open, sincere
caveat Correct Ans - beware - warning
,caveat emptor Correct Ans - let the buyer beware
caveat venditor Correct Ans - let the seller beware
certiorari Correct Ans - to be informed of - a writ from a higher to a
lower court, ordering a transcript of proceedings for appellate review
chattel or cattle Correct Ans - [Old English] - an article of personal or
movable property
compos mentis Correct Ans - sane, of sound mind
corpus Correct Ans - body - any set of materials. Total assets in an
estate or trust
corpus juris Correct Ans - body of law
corpus delecti Correct Ans - body of a crime - item upon which a crime
has been committed. In murder, the corpus delecti is the victim's body. In
arson, the burnt property.
culpa Correct Ans - fault - negligence
cum laude Correct Ans - with praise - an honor granted with a college
degree
curriculum vitae Correct Ans - course of life - a résumé of one's career,
qualifications, and professional history
de facto Correct Ans - in fact - actual and real in fact EX:the usurper
was the de facto president, but was not recognized elsewhere.
de jure Correct Ans - in law - legal, proper, legitimate EX: he fled when
the revolution began, but was still, de jure, the king.
de juris Correct Ans - of the law
, de minimis Correct Ans - of only a tiny amount - trivial,
inconsequential a procedural error made during trial may be so trivial that the
outcome of the trial could not have been affected by it.
demurrer Correct Ans - defendant's assertion that plaintiff's complaint
is insufficient, or does not state a cause of action upon which relief can be
granted
de novo Correct Ans - anew, afresh - a new or second hearing. To hear
a case from the beginning
dictum [singular] dicta [plural] Correct Ans - comments within a
published opinion which do not relate directly to the facts of the case at hand,
but illustrate or explain the court's thinking. Dicta cannot be cited as
precedent
duces tecum Correct Ans - bring with you - subpoena to bring items of
evidence, such as documents
e.g. [exempli gratia] Correct Ans - may or may not be italicized thus,
for example
en banc Correct Ans - in [on] the bench - the entire membership of an
appellate court, as opposed to a mere quorum or subset of its member judges
en bloc Correct Ans - in a block - as a unit, as a whole,, completely
ergo Correct Ans - Therefore His clothes were soaked - ergo, he was
out in the rain.
escheat Correct Ans - to fall out [back] - reversion of property to the
state when there are no legal heirs
estoppel Correct Ans - stopped up - a legal impediment to bringing or
maintaining an action
et al. et alii [plural] Correct Ans - and another, or others - referring to
other parties involved but not specifically named
ad hoc Correct Ans - for this purpose only
ad hoc Correct Ans - for this purpose only
ab ovo Correct Ans - from the egg - at the beginning, from the start
ad curiam Correct Ans - to [at] court
ad infinitum Correct Ans - to infinity - without limit, indefinitely
ad litem Correct Ans - to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit,
pending a lawsuit:
A guardian ad litem Correct Ans - is appointed to act on behalf of an
incompetent
ad nauseam Correct Ans - to the point of inducing nausea NOTE: it is
NOT spelled nauseum
ad testificandum Correct Ans - for testifying - subpoena to appear in
court and testify
alter ego Correct Ans - 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 Correct Ans - [singular] amici curiae [plural] friend of
the court - third party filing a brief to support a specific position
ante litem Correct Ans - before trial
arguendo Correct Ans - arguing, for the sake of argument: Assuming,
arguendo, that my friend is correct, I will defer to him.
bona fide Correct Ans - in good faith - open, sincere
caveat Correct Ans - beware - warning
,caveat emptor Correct Ans - let the buyer beware
caveat venditor Correct Ans - let the seller beware
certiorari Correct Ans - to be informed of - a writ from a higher to a
lower court, ordering a transcript of proceedings for appellate review
chattel or cattle Correct Ans - [Old English] - an article of personal or
movable property
compos mentis Correct Ans - sane, of sound mind
corpus Correct Ans - body - any set of materials. Total assets in an
estate or trust
corpus juris Correct Ans - body of law
corpus delecti Correct Ans - body of a crime - item upon which a crime
has been committed. In murder, the corpus delecti is the victim's body. In
arson, the burnt property.
culpa Correct Ans - fault - negligence
cum laude Correct Ans - with praise - an honor granted with a college
degree
curriculum vitae Correct Ans - course of life - a résumé of one's career,
qualifications, and professional history
de facto Correct Ans - in fact - actual and real in fact EX:the usurper
was the de facto president, but was not recognized elsewhere.
de jure Correct Ans - in law - legal, proper, legitimate EX: he fled when
the revolution began, but was still, de jure, the king.
de juris Correct Ans - of the law
, de minimis Correct Ans - of only a tiny amount - trivial,
inconsequential a procedural error made during trial may be so trivial that the
outcome of the trial could not have been affected by it.
demurrer Correct Ans - defendant's assertion that plaintiff's complaint
is insufficient, or does not state a cause of action upon which relief can be
granted
de novo Correct Ans - anew, afresh - a new or second hearing. To hear
a case from the beginning
dictum [singular] dicta [plural] Correct Ans - comments within a
published opinion which do not relate directly to the facts of the case at hand,
but illustrate or explain the court's thinking. Dicta cannot be cited as
precedent
duces tecum Correct Ans - bring with you - subpoena to bring items of
evidence, such as documents
e.g. [exempli gratia] Correct Ans - may or may not be italicized thus,
for example
en banc Correct Ans - in [on] the bench - the entire membership of an
appellate court, as opposed to a mere quorum or subset of its member judges
en bloc Correct Ans - in a block - as a unit, as a whole,, completely
ergo Correct Ans - Therefore His clothes were soaked - ergo, he was
out in the rain.
escheat Correct Ans - to fall out [back] - reversion of property to the
state when there are no legal heirs
estoppel Correct Ans - stopped up - a legal impediment to bringing or
maintaining an action
et al. et alii [plural] Correct Ans - and another, or others - referring to
other parties involved but not specifically named
