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Section 7 Legal Vocabulary
Week 04
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Court Reporting
Not Applicable
09/29/2009

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Term
clandestine
Definition
Secret; hidden; concealed, usually for some illegal or illicit purpose.
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confectio
Definition
The making and completing of a written instrument.
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contingent
Definition
Possible, but not assured; doubtful or uncertain; provisional.
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curtilage
Definition
Inclosed space of ground and buildings immediately surrounding a dwelling house.
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deterrent
Definition
Anything which impedes or has a tendancy to prevent.
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dowry
Definition
The poperty which a woman brings to her husband in marriage.
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ejectum
Definition
That which is thrown up by the sea.
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expedient
Definition
Apt and suitable to end in view.
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germane
Definition
In close relationship; appropriate; relative; pertinent.
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incommunicado
Definition
Status of person who appears or travels without disclosing his true identity.
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inherent
Definition
Involved in the constitution or essential character of something.
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lis
Definition
A controversy or dispute; a suit or action at law.
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overt
Definition
Manifest; not hidden; open; public.
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pertinent
Definition
Applicable; relevant.
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preponderance
Definition
Greater in weight, number, size, extent; predominance.
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principle
Definition
A comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine or assumption.
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slough
Definition
Arm of river flowing between islands & mainland, & separating islands.
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tentative
Definition
Experimental; provisional.
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tide
Definition
The ebb and flow of the sea.
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vice
Definition
A fault, defect or imperfection; immoral conduct, practice, or habit.
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