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Section 7 Legal Vocabulary
Week 10
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Law
Not Applicable
11/23/2009

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Term
defunct
Definition
Having ceased to exist; no longer operative.
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dotage
Definition
Senility; that feebleness of the mental faculties which proceeds from old age.
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entice
Definition
Wrongfully solicit, persuade, procure, allure, attract, coax or seduce.
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ex proprio motu
Definition
Of his own accord.
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in jure proprio
Definition
In one's own right.
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leverage
Definition
Ability to control an investment by small amount of outlay such as a down payment.
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malum in se
Definition
A wrong in itself.
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mandate
Definition
Order or direction the court is authorized to give and a person bound to obey.
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mens et thoro
Definition
From bed and board.
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puffing
Definition
An expression of opinion by seller not made as a representation of fact.
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residuum
Definition
That which remains after any process of separation or deduction.
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salvage
Definition
That portion of goods or property which remains after casualty such as fire.
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si ita est
Definition
If it be so.
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stealth
Definition
The quality or condition of being secret or furtive.
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stowage
Definition
In maritime law, the storing, packaging, or arranging of the cargo in a ship.
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substance
Definition
Essence; the material or essential part of a thing.
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suffrage
Definition
A vote; the act of voting; the right or privilege of casting a vote at public locations.
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surveillance
Definition
Investigative technique involving visual or electronic observation of person or place.
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treasury
Definition
A place or building in which stores of wealth are reposited.
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wealth
Definition
Large quantity of possessions, assets, securities, and the like.
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