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Section 7 Legal Vocabulary
Week 5
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Law
Not Applicable
09/29/2009

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Term
delinquent
Definition
In a state of failing to do what is required by law or duty.
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diligent
Definition
Attentive and persistent in doing a thing.
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earnest
Definition
Part payment of price of goods sold, or partial delivery of goods, to bind contract.
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furandi animus
Definition
An intention of stealing.
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impertinent
Definition
That which does not beling to a pleading, etc.; out of place; superfluous; irrelevant.
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malevolent
Definition
Disposed to injure, arising from, or indicative of ill will.
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malo animo
Definition
With an evil mind; with a bad pupose or wrongful intention.
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minor
Definition
An infant or person who is under the age of legal competence.
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ombudsman
Definition
Official office to which people may go with grievances connected with government.
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produce
Definition
The product of natural growth, labor, or capital; to bring forward; show or exhibit.
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punctum temporis
Definition
A point of time; an indivisible period of time; the shortest space of time; an instant.
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rogue
Definition
An idle and disorderly person; a trickster; a wandering beggar.
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sans recours
Definition
No recourse is available.
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scoundrel
Definition
an opprobrious epithet implying rascalily, villainy, or a want of honor or integrity.
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staple
Definition
A major commodity grown, traded and demanded ( such as grain, salt, flour).
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time
Definition
The measure of duration.
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umpire
Definition
Third party selected to arbitrate a labor dispute.
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viva voce
Definition
By word of mouth; with the living voice.
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violent
Definition
Moving, acting, or characterized by physical force.
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wages
Definition
A compensation given to a hired person for his or her services.
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