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Opsimathy

Education late in life

locus poenitentiae

locus poenitentiae [Late Latin, literally, place of repentance] : an opportunity to withdraw from a contract or obligation before it is completed or to decide not to commit an intended crime

filiation

filiation [Late Latin filiatio relationship of a son and father, from Latin filius son] 1 : a legal relationship of a parent and esp. a father and child that creates rights and obligations [used to help...

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jurisprudence

jurisprudence [Late Latin jurisprudentia knowledge of or skill in law, from Latin juris, genitive of jus right, law + prudentia wisdom, proficiency] 1 a : a system or body of law [in the federal ] ;esp...

fornication

fornication [Late Latin fornicatio, from fornicare to have intercourse with prostitutes, from Latin fornic- fornix arch, vault, brothel] : consensual sexual intercourse between a man and esp. single woman who are not married to each other...

ex officio

ex officio [Late Latin] : by virtue or because of an office [the Vice President serves ex officio as president of the Senate] [an ex officio member of the board]

ex maleficio

ex maleficio [Late Latin, in the phrase obligatio ex maleficio obligation arising from a misdeed] : arising from wrongdoing : created by law in response to a wrongdoing [a trustee ex maleficio]

deposition

deposition [Late Latin depositio testimony, from Latin, act of depositing, from deponere to put down, deposit] 1 a : a statement that is made under oath by a party or witness (as an expert) in response...

corporation

corporation [Late Latin corporatio, from Latin corporare to form into a body, from corpor- corpus body] : an invisible, intangible, artificial creation of the law existing as a voluntary chartered association of individuals that has most...

capitation

capitation [Late Latin capitatio, from Latin caput head] 1 : a direct uniform tax imposed on each head or person : poll tax [no , or other direct, tax shall be laid "U.S. Constitution art. I"]...

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Opsimathy

Education late in life

locus poenitentiae

locus poenitentiae [Late Latin, literally, place of repentance] : an opportunity to withdraw from a contract or obligation before it is completed or to decide not to commit an intended crime

filiation

filiation [Late Latin filiatio relationship of a son and father, from Latin filius son] 1 : a legal relationship of a parent and esp. a father and child that creates rights and obligations [used to help...

Keep your definitions linked to case research

jurisprudence

jurisprudence [Late Latin jurisprudentia knowledge of or skill in law, from Latin juris, genitive of jus right, law + prudentia wisdom, proficiency] 1 a : a system or body of law [in the federal ] ;esp...

fornication

fornication [Late Latin fornicatio, from fornicare to have intercourse with prostitutes, from Latin fornic- fornix arch, vault, brothel] : consensual sexual intercourse between a man and esp. single woman who are not married to each other...

ex officio

ex officio [Late Latin] : by virtue or because of an office [the Vice President serves ex officio as president of the Senate] [an ex officio member of the board]

ex maleficio

ex maleficio [Late Latin, in the phrase obligatio ex maleficio obligation arising from a misdeed] : arising from wrongdoing : created by law in response to a wrongdoing [a trustee ex maleficio]

deposition

deposition [Late Latin depositio testimony, from Latin, act of depositing, from deponere to put down, deposit] 1 a : a statement that is made under oath by a party or witness (as an expert) in response...

corporation

corporation [Late Latin corporatio, from Latin corporare to form into a body, from corpor- corpus body] : an invisible, intangible, artificial creation of the law existing as a voluntary chartered association of individuals that has most...

capitation

capitation [Late Latin capitatio, from Latin caput head] 1 : a direct uniform tax imposed on each head or person : poll tax [no , or other direct, tax shall be laid "U.S. Constitution art. I"]...

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