Ab Absurdo Latin: an evidentiary suggestion or statutory interpretation that is, or leads to, an absurdity.

Aberratio Ictus Latin: the accidental harm to a person; e.g. perpetrator aims at X but by chance or lack of skill hits Y. Ab Initio Latin: from the start; from the beginning. Accusare Nemo Se Debet Nisi Coram Deo Latin: no man is obliged to accusehimself except before God. Actio Personalis Moritur Cum Persona Latin: any right of action dies with the person. Actus Dei Nemini Facit Injuriam Latin: An act of God causes legal injury to no one. Actus Reus Latin: a prohibited act. Actus Reus Non Facit Reum Nisi Mens Sit Rea Latin: conviction of a crime requires proof of a criminal act and intent. Ad Colligendum Bona Latin: for the collection of the goods of the deceased. Ad Damnum Latin: to the damage. Ad Hoc Latin: limited in time; to this point. Ad Infinitum Latin: forever; without limit; indefinitely. Ad Litem Latin: for the suit. Ad Proximum Antecedens Fiat Relatio Nisi Impediatur Sententia Latin: relative words must ordinarily be referred to the last antecedent, the last antecedent being the last word which can be made an antecedent so as to give a meaning. A fortiori Latin: with all the more force. Agnatio Latin: members of a group having a common male ancestor. Alia Enormia Latin: The catch-all phrase in trespass pleadings to refer to all such other harms and damages that may have been caused by the alleged trespasser other than those specified.

Alibi A defence to a criminal charge to the effect that the accused was elsewhere than at the scene of the alleged crime. Alieni juris Latin: under the legal authority of another. A m ic u s C ur ia e Latin: friend of the court. A n i m u s Latin: intention. A n i m u s C o n t r a h e

n d i Latin: an intention to contract. A n i m u s F u r a n d i Latin: an intent to do wrong.

Latin; literally 'hear the other side'.

An application to a court after judgment seeking to avoid execution of that judgment because of some event intervening between judgment and execution which compromises the judgment creditor's entitlement to execution.

Latin: of marriage.

Latin: a mother's brother.

Latin: good faith.

Property that belongs to no person, and which may be claimed by a finder.

Latin: the good family man.

Latin: treaty event.

The real, effective cause of damage.

Latin: the immediate, not the remote cause, is to be considered.

An intervening cause of loss which, though not direct, may nonetheless contribute to the loss.

Latin: let him beware. A formal warning.

Let the buyer beware or that the buyers should examine and check for themselves things which they intend to purchase and that they cannot later hold the vendor responsible for the broken condition of the thing bought.

A formal request to a court challenging a legal decision of an administrative tribunal, judicial office or organization (eg. government) alleging that the decision has been irregular or incomplete or if there has been an error of law.

Latin: the beneficiary of a trust.

Latin: all things being equal or unchanged.

Latin: a wrongdoer should not be enabled by law to take any advantage from his actions.

Two or more persons dying at about the same time, usually in the same event, but in circumstances in which it is impossible to determine the order of death.

A decision achieved through negotiation whereby a hybrid resolution is arrived on an issue, dispute or disagreement, comprising typically of concessions made by all parties, and to which all parties then subscribe unanimously as an acceptable resolution.

Latin: an agreement - a meeting of the minds between the parties where all understand the commitments made by each. A basic requirement for a contract.

Companionship, love and affection and intimacy between husband and wife within a mariage.

Customs leads the willing, law drags the unwilling.

That the meaning of words in a document are to be understood in the sense which they bore at the time of the document.

Latin: property obtained by crime is tainted (vitiated).

Latin: whose is the soil, his it is even to the skies and to the depths below.

Latin: for whoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to heaven and down to hell.

Latin: gross negligence.

In the custody of the law; the taking, seizing or holding of something by lawful authority.

Latin: harm absent a wrong.

Latin: wrongful injury to the property of another.

To take something for what it is worth, such as evidence collected for the time being, in the absence of, but in anticipation of, litigation, admissibility to be determined when such thing is sought to be used against another at trial.

Latin: assets not yet administered.

A provisional decision of a court which does not have force or effect until a certain condition is met such as another petition brought before the court or after the passage of a period time.

Latin: An ancient common law exemption from the requirement to attend any court summons in person allowing, instead, representation by an attorney.

Latin: in fact.

Latin: of the law.

Latin: a delegate cannot delegate.

A civil law term which imposes liability on a person who causes injury to another, or for injury caused by a person or thing under his custody.

Latin: a common law principle whereby judges will not sit in judgment of extremely minor transgressions of the law.

Latin: new.

Latin: saying.

Latin: Sunday is not a day for judicial or legal proceedings.

An obselete form of divorce order which did not end the marriage but allowed the parties to reside separate; in effect, a legal or judicially-sanctioned separation of two married persons.

Latin: the property rights of a tenant; exclusive right to use a thing

Latin: qualified ownership of a land: not having possession or use of property but retaining ownership.

Animals which are of a nature easily tamed and may be readily domesticated. A death-bed gift, made by a dying person, with the intent that the person receiving the gift shall keep the thing if death ensues. Latin: bring with you. Latin: for so long as she remains chaste. Latin: for so long as she remains unmarried. Latin: for so long as she remains single (unmarried) and chaste. Latin: for so long as she remains a widow. Of the same kind or nature. Latin for 'purchase' or referring to the contract in which something is bought. (French) As a full bench. A mistake by a perpetrator as to the identity of the victim; an error as to the object of his act. Latin: and others. The law excuses someone from doing the impossible. Latin: in justice and fairness. Latin: exception of a non-performed contract. Latin: as of right.

Latin: outside of the jurisdiction. Latin: by virtue of office. Latin: outside the awareness of a party; for one party only. A person who has abandoned his or her country of origin and citizenship and has become a subject or citizen of another country. Latin: after the fact. Latin: the expression of one thing is the exclusion of the other. Latin: on the relation of, or the information of. Latin: Of an illegal cause there can be no lawsuit. A wrong description of an item in a legal document (such as a will) will not necessarily void the gift if it can be determined from other facts. Latin: do justice though the heavens fall. Latin: that you cause to be made. Mostly used to refer to a writ of judgment enforcement obtained under the old common law of England. Latin: an officer or agency whose mandate has expired either because of the arrival of an expiry date or because an agency has accomplished the purpose for which it was created. Latin: mentally impaired persons cannot validly sign a commit their will. Latin: theft or a thing stolen.. Latin: a court petition which orders that a person being detained be produced before a judge for a hearing to decide whether the detention is lawful. Latin: the estate of a deceased person. Latin: an inheritance that is more of a burden than a benefit.

Latin: an unclaimed estate. Latin: the enemy of mankind. Latin: ignorance of the law is no excuse. Latin: in the absence of. A closed and private session of Court or some other deliberating body. Latin: In law the near cause is looked to, not the remote one. Latin: at the beginning or on the threshold. A person who, though not the natural parent, has acted as a parent to a child and may thus be liable to legal obligations as if he/she were a natural parent. Latin: both parties are equally at fault. Latin: regarding a person; a right, action, judgment or entitlement that is attached to a specific person(s). Latin: regarding a thing; proprietary in nature; a right or judgment related to the use or ownership of an item of property. Latin: 'among other things', 'for example' or 'including'. Latin: in the interest of society as a whole, litigation must come to an end. Latin: between, among parties. Latin: in terror, fright, threat or warning. Latin: as between or amongst themselves. Latin: from one living person to another living person. Latin: for all purposes, in regards to all and everything.

Latin: in total. Latin: Because of the person. Latin: by the act itself. Latin: by operation of law. Abbreviation for juris doctor or doctor of jurisprudence and the formal name given to the university law degree in the United States. A form of judge in early Roman law. Rights which belong to the Crown or to the Government. The written certification by a judicial officer that a deponent or affiant recognizes and endorses all parts of an affidavit he or she proposes to sign, and confirms that an oath has been administered in this regard to the affiant. Latin: by right, under legal authority. A right of the Crown. Latin: a combined law degree, in both civil and canon law. Latin: the law or a legal right. Latin: the legal authority to wage war. Latin: peremptory law. Law adopted by consent. Jus Ex Injuria Non Oritur Latin: a legal right or entitlement cannot arise from an unlawful act or omission. Jus Publicum Latin: legal rights enjoyed by all citizens; more recently used in reference to the right of the public to access shorelines for fishing, boating, swimming, water skiing and other related purposes. Jus Spatiandi Et Manendi

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Latin: the right to stray and remain. Justiciar An obsolete judicial position of English nobility; that of chief justice of the realm. Lex Causae Latin; law of the cause. Lex Fori Latin for the law of the forum. Lex Loci Contractus Latin: the law of the place where the contract is made. Lex Loci Delecti Latin: the place of the wrong. Lex Non Cogit Ad Impossibilia Latin: The law does not compel a man to do that which is impossible. Lex Non Scripta Unwritten law; the common or custom law. Lex Scripta Written law; statutes. Lex Situs A conflict of law rule that selects the applicable law based on the venue or location of something. Lis Pendens Latin: a dispute or matter which is the subject of ongoing or pending litigation. Locus Latin: the place; venue. Locus Regit Actum Latin: The law of the place where the facts occurred. Locus Standi Latin: legal standing before a court. Lubricum Linquae Non Facile Trahendum Est In Poena Latin: the law tends to overlook rash or inconsiderate language spoken in the heat of the moment. Mala Fides Latin: bad faith. Mandamus A writ which commands an individual, organization (eg. government), administrative tribunal or court to perform a certain action, usually to correct a prior illegal action or a failure to act in the first place.

Mansuetae Naturae Latin: animals which are now generally domestic, presumed gentle and readily tamed, such as dogs, cats, cows and horses. Mens Rea Latin for guilty mind; guilty knowledge or intention to commit a prohibited act. Mobi lia Seq uunt ur Pers ona m, Imm obili a Situ a Latin: movables follow the person, immovables their locality. M o d u s O p e r a n d i Latin: method of operation. M o

r t i s O m n i a S o l v i t Latin: Death puts an end to everything. M u t a t i s M u t a n d i s Latin: with changes on points of detail.

a From necessity spring privileges upon private rights.

Latin: No-one shall be tried or punished twice in regards to the same event.

Latin: no one should be enriched by another's loss.

Latin: no person can judge a case in which he or she is party or in which he/she has an interest.

Latin: a civil jury trial.

Latin: no prosecution.

Latin: I will not defend.

Latin: Not of sound mind.

Latin fornot his deedand a special defense in contract law to allow a person to avoid having to respect a contract that she or he signed because of certain reasons such as a mistake as to the kind of contract.

Latin: it does not follow.

Latin: that the meaning of a word may be known from accompanying words.

Latin: an empty pact; a contract for which there is no consideration.

Latin: deemed retroactive.

Latin: consent, not physical intercourse, constitutes marriage.

Latin: an observation by a judge on a matter not specifically before the court or not necessary in determining the issue before the court.

Latin: the burden.

Latin: agreements must be kept.

Latin: literally, father of the country. Refers to the inherent jurisdiction of the courts to make decisions concerning people who are not able to take care of themselves.

Latin: of equal fault.

Latin: Equitably and without preference.

Latin: during litigation.

Latin: by the head. The proposed distribution of an estate of property to surviving specified beneficiaries only and not, in the event of pre-death of the beneficiary, to the heirs of the predeceased beneficiary.

Latin: on behalf of the court.

Latin: through want of care.

Latin: by misadventure.

Latin: whereby he loses the company of his wife.

Latin: of itself.

Latin: an entitlement to participate in the distribution of property, such as an estate, that flows down to the named beneficiary's next heir if he or she is otherwise unable to take his or her share.

Latin: charitable purposes.

Piracy according to the law of nations.

Latin for administration (is) complete.

Latin: an initiating document presented to a court clerk to be officially issued on behalf of the court or a the covering memo or letter from the lawyer (or plaintiff) which accompanies and formally asks for the writ to be issued by the court officer.

An offence initially to prefer the Pope or his authority as against the King of England or Parliament, but later included a wide assortment of offenses against the King and always leading to serious penalties.

(Latin) A legal presumption which means on the face of it or at first sight.

Latin: for the good.

Latin: for the sake of form.

Latin: a person who holds something only as possessor, not necessarily as owner.

Latin: he whose possession is taken away by fraud or injury will be deemed to continue to possess.

Latin: to divide proportionate to a certain rate or interest.

Latin: on ones own behalf.

Latin: on behalf of a partnership.

Latin: something done temporarily only and not intended to be permanent.

Latin for "query" as in an issue on which some doubt or question exists.

In ancient Roman law, senior legal advisor.

Latin: What law is imposed by foreign powers on our merchants, we will impose on their's.

Latin: amount or extent. Latin: as much as is deserved. A 1290 English statute that held that notwithstanding the subdivision (subinfeudation) of a feeholding; the new tenant owed feudal rights and obligations not to the seller but to the Land Lord. Latin: whatever is planted in the ground, belongs to the ground. Latin: something for something. Latin: he who acts through another, acts himself. Latin: he who exercises his legal rights harms no one. Latin: an individual who does not prevent something which he/she could of prevented, is taken to have done that thing. Latin: he who is earlier in time is stronger in law. Latin: who as well. Latin: That which is without a remedy is valid by the thing itself, if there be no fault. The minimum number of voting members that must be in attendance at a meeting of an organization for that meeting to be regularly constituted.

Latin: legal procedure taken to stop a person or organization from doing something for which it may not have the legal authority, by demanding to know by what right they exercise the controversial authority. Latin: to take away forcefully. Latin: reasons for a decision. Latin: by reason of the place. Latin: by reason of his person. Latin: changed circumstances. Latin: that part of a lease which sets out the amount of rent and when it is payable. Latin: an action that has been put over, deferred to a later time. Latin: a thing abandoned. Latin: things done. Latin: the thing speaks for itself. Latin: already subject to judicial determination. Latin: Fact(s) newly coming to knowledge. Latin: let the principal answer. Latin: restitution to the original position. Latin: a withdrawal of a legal action. The king should be subject to the law for the law makes the king. Latin: the welfare of an individual yields to that of the community.

Latin: chess game but in English law, the exchequer, usually in reference to the Court of Exchequer. Latin: actual or guilty knowledge; knowingly. Latin: a spark of legal right. Latin: self-defence. Latin: use your property in such a fashion so as to not disturb others. Latin: without a day. Taken to mean without fixing a day for continuation. Latin: without which, not. Latin: location. Latin: stay with what has been decided. Statutes sharing a common purpose or relating to the same subject and which are construed together. Latin: the strictest letter of the law. Latin: under judicial consideration. Latin: an order of a court which requires a person to be present at a certain time and place or suffer a penalty (subpoena means, literally, under penalty). Latin: of its own kind. Latin: one's own law; having full capacity. Latin: The best rule is that which advances religion. Latin: to be held. In law, that part of a contract in which an interest in real property is created that sets out the extent or limitations of that interest. 1188 statement of English common law.

Latin: The cause of action is changed into matter of record, which is of a higher nature, and the inferior remedy is merged in the higher. Latin: of the utmost good faith. Latin: For every wrong, the law provides a remedy. Latin: beyond that which is sought. Latin: beyond the powers. Latin: trust. The rights to the product of another's property. Excessive or illegal interest rate. Latin: It is better for a thing to have effect than to be made void. Latin: to set aside a judgment. Latin: it shall have effect as far as it can have effect. Latin: power is vain if never put into action. Latin: a sale. Latin: sale of goods. Latin: a contract is interpreted against the person who wrote it. Latin: to wit or that is to say. Latin: the law assists those that are vigilant with their rights, and not those that sleep thereupon. Latin: a legal bound.

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Latin: man or husband. Viva Voce Latin: by voice. Viz Latin: to wit, that is to say. Volenti Non Fit Injuria Latin: to one who is willing, no harm is done