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| [lit. "produce the body"] a legal term for an ancient writ which demands that one who has a person in custody justify the grounds for detaining that person |
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| [lit. "fostering mother"] the college or school one attended |
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| [lit. "to this"] for this specific purpose; for a special case only without general application, as in an ad hoc committee |
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| to infinity, endlessly, without limit |
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| in the meantime, temporarilty |
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| [lit. "by the fact or act itself"] by that very fact |
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| and others; and the like; and the rest; and so forth; etc. |
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| [lit. "from the books of-"] belonging to the library of; an inscription on bookplates that is followed by the owner's name |
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| in good faith; without dishonesty, fraud, or deceit |
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| let the buyer beware! one buys at one's own risk |
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| [lit. "blank slate"] psychological term for the state of mind at birth |
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| [lit. "from the thing done afterward"] done or made afterward especially when having a retroactive effect |
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| by my fault; I am to blame |
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| a person who is not welcome or acceptable |
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| for the public good; work done for free by lawyers to help the needy |
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| [lit. "something for something"] one thing in return for another, something equivalent |
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| mode or method of operation, "the criminal's M.O." |
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| manner of living or getting along |
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| [lit. "and you too Brutus"] an expression of betrayal |
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| [lit. "it does not follow"] a remark having no bearing on what has just been said |
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