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09/08/2011

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habeas corpus
Definition
a writ requiring someone holding a person to bring that person into court to determine if the person is being held justly or legally
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in forma pauperis
Definition
permission granted by the court to a pauper or poor person to bring a suit without paying the court
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in pari delicto
Definition
in equal fault, equity relief will not be granted if both parties are at fault
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in propria persona
Definition
in one's own person
representing oneself in a legal matter, rather than through an attorney especialy in a legal proceeding, often shortened to pro per
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ipso facto
Definition
by the fact itself
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lex
Definition
law , a system of written or unwritten law for a given jurisdiction
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lis pendes
Definition
litigation pending, a lis pendes is filed with the county recorder, and it clouds the title of real property. a title insurance company wont issue the title to the property while there is a notice of lis pendes on the property. the property cannot be sold until the claim is cleared
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locus sigilli
Definition
in the place of the seal
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mandamus
Definition
a writ issued by a higher court to a lower court commanding that a certain thing be done
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mens rea
Definition
a guilty mind or criminal intent
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narratio
Definition
the latin word for the first pleading filed in a civil action by the plaintiff in which the facts for the basis of the suit are stated.
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nolo contendere
Definition
i do not wish to contend. The plea of a defendant in a criminal action that means the punishment will be accepted but guilt wil not be admitted.
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nolo compos mentis
Definition
not of sound mind; indicates that one is mentally unable to control one's own actions, insanity
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nudum pactum
Definition
a agreement made without any consideration other than a promise
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nunc pro tunc
Definition
now for then, a decision or order of the court which is retroactive
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