| ad hoc |
for this purpose |
| amicus curiae |
friend of the court |
| bona fide |
in good faith |
| corpus delicti |
"body of the crime" - material evidence that crime has occurred |
| cui bono |
good for whom, i.e., who benefits? |
| de facto |
according to the fact or deed |
| de jure |
according to the law |
de minimis non
curat lex |
the law takes no account of trifles |
| et uxor |
and (his) wife |
| ex officio |
by virtue of the office held |
| ex post facto |
a new law applied retroactively to a deed already done |
| habeas corpus |
you may have the body (writ requiring party be brought to court promptly) |
| mala fide |
in bad faith |
| in flagrante delicto |
in the act |
| in prope persona |
in one's own person - without a lawyer |
| ipso facto |
by the very deed |
| modus operandi |
manner of working, operating |
| nolo prosequi |
"I don't wish to prosecute" (will drop all parts of a lawsuit) |
| nolo contendere |
I will not contend (plea equal to admission of guilt but allows recourse to deny
the matter in subsequent proceedings) |
| non compos mentis |
not of sane mind |
| obiter dictum |
a judicial opinion not binding on other courts |
| onus probandi |
burden of proof |
| per se |
in itself |
| prima facie |
at first sight |
| pro forma |
as a matter of form only |
| pro tempore (pro tem) |
for the time being, temporarily |
| quid pro quo |
something for something - a fair exchange |
| sine die |
without a specific date set for reconvening |
| subpoena |
under (threat of) punishment |
