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Section 8 Legal Vocabulary
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Undergraduate 4
04/22/2010

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ad litem
Definition
Pending the suit.
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aforethought
Definition
Planned beforehand; premeditated.
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cartel
Definition
Combination of producers of any product joined together to control its production.
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causa mortis
Definition
That consideration which is dependent upon death.
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cui bono
Definition
For whose good; for whose use or benefit.
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desecrate
Definition
To violate sanctity of, to profane, or to put to unworthy use.
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ex parte
Definition
One side only; in the interest of one party only.
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forswear
Definition
To make oath to that which the deponent knows to be untrue.
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indefeasible
Definition
That which cannot be defeated, revoked, or made void.
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inter alios
Definition
Between other persons; between those who are strangers to a matter in question.
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Intestate
Definition
To die without making a will.
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mens rea
Definition
A guilty mind; a guilty or wrongful purpose; a criminal intent.
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per se
Definition
By himself, by herself, or by itself; taken alone; unconnected with other matters.
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precedent
Definition
That which tends to serve as guide for subsequent act of an analogous kind.
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