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Section 7 Legal Vocabulary
Week 13
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Law
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12/03/2009

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Term
contra jus commune
Definition
Against common right or law; contrary to the rule of the common law.
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contrivance
Definition
Any device which has been arranged generally to deceive.
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curator ad litem
Definition
Guardian for the suit or action.
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defeasance
Definition
An instrument which defeats the force or operation of some other deed or estate.
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dissolute
Definition
Loosed from restraint; unashamed; lawless; loose in morals and conduct.
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dominion
Definition
Perfect control in right of ownership (implies both title and possession).
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gist
Definition
The essential ground or object of action, without which there is no cause of action.
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lis alibi pendens
Definition
A suit pending elsewhere.
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non sum informatus
Definition
I am not informed; I have not been instructed.
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portfolio
Definition
Collective term for all the securities held by one person or institution.
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remittance
Definition
Money sent by one person to another.
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schism
Definition
A division of a union into two factions resulting in one group leaving the union.
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severance
Definition
A separation or breaking off; a division into parts.
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slight
Definition
Inconsiderable; unimportant; trifle; remote; insignificant.
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solvit post diem
Definition
He paid after the day.
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succinct
Definition
Brief; precise; exact.
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tariff
Definition
Duty imposed upon certain articles upon their importation into the country.
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temperance
Definition
Habitual moderation in regard to indulgence of the natural appetites and passions.
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terror
Definition
Alarm; fright; dread; state of mind induced by the apprehension of hurt.
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willingly
Definition
Voluntarily; unreluctantly; without reluctance, and of one's own free choice.
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