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in futuro
in futuro [Medieval Latin] : in the future
delegate
delegate [Medieval Latin delegatus, from Latin, past participle of delegare to appoint, put in charge] : a person empowered to act on behalf of another: as a : a person who is authorized to perform another's...
aliquot
aliquot [Medieval Latin aliquotus contained an exact number of times in something else, from Latin aliquot some, several] : of, relating to, or being a fraction or percentage of a whole [may deduct an part of...
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in fieri
in fieri [Medieval Latin] 1 : being in the process of accomplishment : pending 2 : beginning to have existence : not yet completely formed
allocatur
allocatur [Medieval Latin, it is allowed] : permission to appeal [granted in order to determine whether the lower courts were in error "City of Pittsburgh v. Commonwealth, 653 A.2d 1210 (1995)"] used primarily in Pennsylvania
assumpsit
assumpsit [Medieval Latin, he/she undertook] : an express or implied promise or contract or quasi contract the breach of which may be grounds for a suit ;also : a common-law action that may be brought for...
bigamy
bigamy [Medieval Latin bigamia, ultimately from Latin bi- two + Greek gamos marriage] : the crime of marrying someone while still legally married to someone else compare polygamy big·a·mist [-mist] n
caption
caption [Medieval Latin captio act of taking, from Latin capere to take] : the part of a legal document that states the court, the names of the parties, the docket number, the title of the document,...
certiorari
certiorari [Medieval Latin certiorari (volumus) (we wish) to be informed (words used in the Latin texts of such writs)] : an extraordinary writ issued by a superior court (as the Supreme Court) to call up the...
corpus juris
corpus juris [Medieval Latin, literally, a body of law] : a comprehensive collection of the law of a judicial system or of a country or jurisdiction
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