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pari delicto-->respondeat superior
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09/05/2012
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pari delicto
 Definition
in equal guilt
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pari passu
 Definition
by equal progress, ratably, equitably, w/o preference
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pater familias
 Definition
father of the family
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peculium
 Definition
private property
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pendens
 Definition
pending
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pendente lite
 Definition
pending the suit, during litigation
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per annum
 Definition
annual, by the year
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per capita
 Definition
by the head, equally shared
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per contra
 Definition
in opposition
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per curiam
 Definition
by the court
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per diem
 Definition
by the day
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per se
 Definition
by itself, taken alone
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per stirpes
 Definition
by representation, by the roots or stocks for purposes of inheritance
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post
 Definition
after, later
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post-factum
 Definition
after the fact, after the event
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post-obit
 Definition
to take effect after death
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praecipe
 Definition
writ commanding a person to do some act or to appear and show cause why she should not do so; order to clerk of court to issue a summons or execution on judgment already rendered
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prima facie
 Definition
at first sight, on the face of it
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pro bono
 Definition
free of charge, without cost
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pro forma
 Definition
as a matter of form
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pro hac vice
 Definition
for this occasion
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pro rata
 Definition
according to the rate or proportion
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pro se
 Definition
appearing for oneself;personally
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pro tanto
 Definition
for so much, to that extent
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pro tempore
 Definition
for the time being, temporarily
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prochein ami
 Definition
next friend
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publici juris
 Definition
of public right
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pur autre vie
 Definition
for or during the life of another
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quaere
 Definition
question, doubt
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quantum
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how much, the amount
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quare
 Definition
wherefore
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quare clausum fregit
 Definition
breaking the close, trespass
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quasi
 Definition
as if, as if it were
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quid pro quo
 Definition
what for what, something for something (as in consideration for a contract)
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quo warranto
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by what right or authority
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res
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thing, object, subject matter
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res gestae
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things done, excited utterance
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res ipsa loquitur
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the thing speaks for itself
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res judicata
 Definition
a thing (matter) adjudged
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respondeat superior
 Definition
let the master answer
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