see, I don't know every word ever
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aerynA Fortiori: "All the more so;" a term of logic, long ago drafted into legal service to bolster the obvious. Regarding the term, one dictionary says; "let it die." But it's fun to say. - from the glossary of my intro textbook
acme: –noun
the highest point; summit; peak: The empire was at the acme of its power.
[Origin: 1610–20; < Gk akm point, highest point, extremity]
admiralty: -noun
concerning activities which occur at sea, including on small boats and ships in navigable bays. Admiralty law (maritime law) includes accidents and injuries at sea, maritime contracts and commerce, alleged violations of rules of the sea over shipping lanes and rights-of-way, and mutiny and other crimes on shipboard. Jurisdiction over all these matters rests in the federal courts, which do not use juries in admiralty cases. There are other special rules in processing maritime cases, which are often handled by admiralty law specialists. Lawyers appearing in admiralty cases are called "proctors."
advert: –verb (used without object)
1. to remark or comment; refer (usually fol. by to): He adverted briefly to the news of the day.
2. to turn the attention (usually fol. by to): The committee adverted to the business at hand.
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME a(d)verten < OF a(d)vertir ≪ L advertere to pay attention, equiv. to ad- ad- + vertere to turn; ad- r. a- a-5]
aegis: -noun
protection; support: under the imperial aegis.
sponsorship; auspices: a debate under the aegis of the League of Women Voters.
Also, egis.
[Origin: 1695–1705; < L < Gk aigís shield of Zeus or Athena, prob. from aig- (s. of aíx goat) + -is n. suffix, from a type of shield made of goatskin]
arguendo: -adv
L. for the sake of argument
bona fide: adj.
Latin for "good faith," it signifies honesty, the "real thing" and, in the case of a party claiming title as bona fide purchaser or holder, it indicates innocence or lack of knowledge of any fact that would cast doubt on the right to hold title.
Byzantine: adj.
1. (sometimes lowercase) complex or intricate: a deal requiring Byzantine financing.
2. (sometimes lowercase) characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue, esp. for the gaining of political power or favor: Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship.
chancery: n.
Also called court of chancery. a court having jurisdiction in equity; court of equity.
contravention: –noun
an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.
coming into conflict with [syn: dispute]
consonant: in agreement; agreeable; in accord; consistent (usually fol. by to or with): behavior consonant with his character.
comity: n.
1. mutual courtesy; civility.
2. when one court defers to the jurisdiction of another in a case in which both would have the right to handle the case. Usually this is applied to a federal court allowing a state court to try a criminal case (either exclusively or first) in which both a state and federal crime has apparently been committed. Murder which also violates civil rights, kidnapping across state borders, murder of a federal official, fraud involving violations of both federal and state laws are examples of cases to which comity may apply.
3. Also called comity of nations. courtesy between nations, as in respect shown by one country for the laws, judicial decisions, and institutions of another.
demurrer: A written statement filed in court which admits for the sake of argument that the facts alleged in the complaint (plaintiff) or a defense (defendant) are true, but that they still do not constitute, respectively, a cause of action or a defense. Simply put, a response to a pleading that says, "Sure, that's all true. But, so what? You still don't have any legal rights to assert against me." To file a demurrer is to demur.
disposition: The resolution of a matter; a judge's ruling is commonly referred to as the disposition, regardless of level of resolution.
docket: n.
1. the cases on a court calendar.
2. brief notes, usually written by the court clerk, stating what action was taken that day in court.
v.
3. to write down the name of a case to be put on calendar or make notes on action in court.
equity: A system of courts that originated with the English courts of chancery which addressed problems that the existing laws did not fairly resolve. Equity courts administer a distinctive bundle of powers, procedures, and remedies different from the courts of law. In the United States, courts of law and courts of equity have been unified but procedural and remedial distinctions remain.
evince: –verb (used with object),
1. to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
2. to reveal the possession of (a quality, trait, etc.).
heritage:
–noun 1. something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion: a heritage of poverty and suffering; a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
2. something reserved for one: the heritage of the righteous.
3. Law. a. something that has been or may be inherited by legal descent or succession.
b. any property, esp. land, that devolves by right of inheritance.
makeweight: n. That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.
miscegenation: –noun
1. marriage or cohabitation between a man and woman of different races, esp., in the U.S., between a black and a white person.
2. interbreeding between members of different races.
3. the mixing or a mixture of races by interbreeding.
perennial: –adjective
1. lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
2. (of plants) having a life cycle lasting more than two years.
3. lasting or continuing throughout the entire year, as a stream.
4. perpetual; everlasting; continuing; recurrent.
–noun
5. a perennial plant: Daffodils and tulips are perennials.
6. something that is continuing or recurrent.
probate: The gamut of procedures of judicial supervision over the administration of decedents' estates and of adjudication connection with decedents' estates; the proving and interpretation of wills.
pro per: adj.
from Latin "for one's self," acting on one's own behalf, generally used to identify a person who is acting as his/her own attorney in a lawsuit. The popular abbreviation is "in pro per." In the filed legal documents (pleadings), the party's name, address and telephone number are written where the name, address and telephone number of the attorney would normally be stated. The words "in propria persona" or "in pro per" are typed where normally it would say "attorney for plaintiff." Judges sometimes warn a party "in propria persona" of the old adage that "anyone who represents himself in court has a fool for a client and an ass for an attorney."
prophylactic: –adjective
1. defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
2. preventive or protective.
pro se: "In one's own behalf;" one is acting pro se in a lawsuit when proceeding without a lawyer.
pursuance:
1. The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after.
2. The state of being pursuant; consequence.
In pursuance of, in accordance with; in prosecution or fulfillment of.
recidivism:
–noun
1. repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
2. Psychiatry. the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns.
[Origin: 1885–90; < L recidīv(us) relapsing (recid(ere) to fall back (re- re- + -cidere, comb. form of cadere to fall) + -īvus -ive) + -ism]
rescission: The act of rescinding, which is to undo, as distinguished from ending, canceling, or terminating. For example, the court may rescind a contract which was signed based on fraudulent misrepresentations.
scrivener: n.
1. a person who writes a document for another, usually for a fee: a scribe.
If a lawyer merely writes out the terms of a lease or contract exactly as requested by the client, without giving legal advice, then the lawyer is just a scrivener and is probably not responsible for legal errors (unless they were so obvious as to warrant comment). A non-lawyer may act as a scrivener without getting in trouble for practicing law without a license.
sine qua non: "Without which not;" that without which the thing cannot be; an indespensable requisite or condition.
solemnize: –verb (used with object)
1. to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
2. to hold or perform (ceremonies, rites, etc.) in due manner.
3. to observe or commemorate with rites or ceremonies: to solemnize an occasion with prayer.
4. to go through with ceremony or formality.
5. to render solemn, serious, or grave; dignify.
subserve: –verb (used with object)
1. to be useful or instrumental in promoting (a purpose, action, etc.): Light exercise subserves digestion.
2. Obsolete. to serve as a subordinate.
syllogism: A deductive scheme of formal argument including a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
venality: n.
1. The condition of being susceptible to bribery or corruption.
2. The use of a position of trust for dishonest gain.
acme: –noun
the highest point; summit; peak: The empire was at the acme of its power.
[Origin: 1610–20; < Gk akm point, highest point, extremity]
admiralty: -noun
concerning activities which occur at sea, including on small boats and ships in navigable bays. Admiralty law (maritime law) includes accidents and injuries at sea, maritime contracts and commerce, alleged violations of rules of the sea over shipping lanes and rights-of-way, and mutiny and other crimes on shipboard. Jurisdiction over all these matters rests in the federal courts, which do not use juries in admiralty cases. There are other special rules in processing maritime cases, which are often handled by admiralty law specialists. Lawyers appearing in admiralty cases are called "proctors."
advert: –verb (used without object)
1. to remark or comment; refer (usually fol. by to): He adverted briefly to the news of the day.
2. to turn the attention (usually fol. by to): The committee adverted to the business at hand.
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME a(d)verten < OF a(d)vertir ≪ L advertere to pay attention, equiv. to ad- ad- + vertere to turn; ad- r. a- a-5]
aegis: -noun
protection; support: under the imperial aegis.
sponsorship; auspices: a debate under the aegis of the League of Women Voters.
Also, egis.
[Origin: 1695–1705; < L < Gk aigís shield of Zeus or Athena, prob. from aig- (s. of aíx goat) + -is n. suffix, from a type of shield made of goatskin]
arguendo: -adv
L. for the sake of argument
bona fide: adj.
Latin for "good faith," it signifies honesty, the "real thing" and, in the case of a party claiming title as bona fide purchaser or holder, it indicates innocence or lack of knowledge of any fact that would cast doubt on the right to hold title.
Byzantine: adj.
1. (sometimes lowercase) complex or intricate: a deal requiring Byzantine financing.
2. (sometimes lowercase) characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue, esp. for the gaining of political power or favor: Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship.
chancery: n.
Also called court of chancery. a court having jurisdiction in equity; court of equity.
contravention: –noun
an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.
coming into conflict with [syn: dispute]
consonant: in agreement; agreeable; in accord; consistent (usually fol. by to or with): behavior consonant with his character.
comity: n.
1. mutual courtesy; civility.
2. when one court defers to the jurisdiction of another in a case in which both would have the right to handle the case. Usually this is applied to a federal court allowing a state court to try a criminal case (either exclusively or first) in which both a state and federal crime has apparently been committed. Murder which also violates civil rights, kidnapping across state borders, murder of a federal official, fraud involving violations of both federal and state laws are examples of cases to which comity may apply.
3. Also called comity of nations. courtesy between nations, as in respect shown by one country for the laws, judicial decisions, and institutions of another.
demurrer: A written statement filed in court which admits for the sake of argument that the facts alleged in the complaint (plaintiff) or a defense (defendant) are true, but that they still do not constitute, respectively, a cause of action or a defense. Simply put, a response to a pleading that says, "Sure, that's all true. But, so what? You still don't have any legal rights to assert against me." To file a demurrer is to demur.
disposition: The resolution of a matter; a judge's ruling is commonly referred to as the disposition, regardless of level of resolution.
docket: n.
1. the cases on a court calendar.
2. brief notes, usually written by the court clerk, stating what action was taken that day in court.
v.
3. to write down the name of a case to be put on calendar or make notes on action in court.
equity: A system of courts that originated with the English courts of chancery which addressed problems that the existing laws did not fairly resolve. Equity courts administer a distinctive bundle of powers, procedures, and remedies different from the courts of law. In the United States, courts of law and courts of equity have been unified but procedural and remedial distinctions remain.
evince: –verb (used with object),
1. to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
2. to reveal the possession of (a quality, trait, etc.).
heritage:
–noun 1. something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion: a heritage of poverty and suffering; a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
2. something reserved for one: the heritage of the righteous.
3. Law. a. something that has been or may be inherited by legal descent or succession.
b. any property, esp. land, that devolves by right of inheritance.
makeweight: n. That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.
miscegenation: –noun
1. marriage or cohabitation between a man and woman of different races, esp., in the U.S., between a black and a white person.
2. interbreeding between members of different races.
3. the mixing or a mixture of races by interbreeding.
perennial: –adjective
1. lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
2. (of plants) having a life cycle lasting more than two years.
3. lasting or continuing throughout the entire year, as a stream.
4. perpetual; everlasting; continuing; recurrent.
–noun
5. a perennial plant: Daffodils and tulips are perennials.
6. something that is continuing or recurrent.
probate: The gamut of procedures of judicial supervision over the administration of decedents' estates and of adjudication connection with decedents' estates; the proving and interpretation of wills.
pro per: adj.
from Latin "for one's self," acting on one's own behalf, generally used to identify a person who is acting as his/her own attorney in a lawsuit. The popular abbreviation is "in pro per." In the filed legal documents (pleadings), the party's name, address and telephone number are written where the name, address and telephone number of the attorney would normally be stated. The words "in propria persona" or "in pro per" are typed where normally it would say "attorney for plaintiff." Judges sometimes warn a party "in propria persona" of the old adage that "anyone who represents himself in court has a fool for a client and an ass for an attorney."
prophylactic: –adjective
1. defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
2. preventive or protective.
pro se: "In one's own behalf;" one is acting pro se in a lawsuit when proceeding without a lawyer.
pursuance:
1. The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after.
2. The state of being pursuant; consequence.
In pursuance of, in accordance with; in prosecution or fulfillment of.
recidivism:
–noun
1. repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
2. Psychiatry. the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns.
[Origin: 1885–90; < L recidīv(us) relapsing (recid(ere) to fall back (re- re- + -cidere, comb. form of cadere to fall) + -īvus -ive) + -ism]
rescission: The act of rescinding, which is to undo, as distinguished from ending, canceling, or terminating. For example, the court may rescind a contract which was signed based on fraudulent misrepresentations.
scrivener: n.
1. a person who writes a document for another, usually for a fee: a scribe.
If a lawyer merely writes out the terms of a lease or contract exactly as requested by the client, without giving legal advice, then the lawyer is just a scrivener and is probably not responsible for legal errors (unless they were so obvious as to warrant comment). A non-lawyer may act as a scrivener without getting in trouble for practicing law without a license.
sine qua non: "Without which not;" that without which the thing cannot be; an indespensable requisite or condition.
solemnize: –verb (used with object)
1. to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
2. to hold or perform (ceremonies, rites, etc.) in due manner.
3. to observe or commemorate with rites or ceremonies: to solemnize an occasion with prayer.
4. to go through with ceremony or formality.
5. to render solemn, serious, or grave; dignify.
subserve: –verb (used with object)
1. to be useful or instrumental in promoting (a purpose, action, etc.): Light exercise subserves digestion.
2. Obsolete. to serve as a subordinate.
syllogism: A deductive scheme of formal argument including a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
venality: n.
1. The condition of being susceptible to bribery or corruption.
2. The use of a position of trust for dishonest gain.
