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Legal Latin List of legal Latin terms ad hoc - for this purpose amicus curiae - friend of the court bona fide - in good faith corpus delicti - body of the crime, i.e. material evidence that a crime has occurred cui bono - for what good purpose de facto - according to the fact or deed de jure - according to the law et uxor - and (his) wife ex officio - by virtue of the office held ex post facto - from the deed afterwards (acting retroactively) habeas corpus - "you may have the body" - writ requiring party be brought to court promptly male fide - in bad faith in flagrante delicto - in the act in prope persona - in one's own person, i.e. on one's own behalf and without lawyer ipso facto - by the very deed modus operandi - manner of working or operating nollo prosequi - I don't wish to prosecute (will drop all parts of suit) 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 judge's incidental remark, observation or opinion that is not binding 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 quantum meruit As much as he has deserved" or "reasonable value of services" (Meaning in US Law) quid pro quo - something in exchange for something - a fair exchange sine die - without a day, i.e. a specific date for reconvening subpoena - under penalty
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