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Home Dictionary Name: pro formalpro forma
pro forma [Latin, for the sake of form] 1 : made or carried out in a perfunctory manner or as a formality 2 : provided or made in advance to describe items or projections [a pro forma invoice] ...
Pro forma defendant
A pro forma defendant is a defendant named as a matter of formality, who typically has no direct responsibility for the harm alleged, but shares an interest with other defendants, such as being a co-owner of property or successor in interest. For example, a co-owner named on a deed or an heir who inherits property may be named as a pro forma defendant...
Semper pr'sumitur pro negante
Semper pr'sumitur pro negante, (The presumption is always in favour of the negative.) On an equal division of votes in the House of Lords the question passes in the negative [see Reg. v. Millis, (1844) 10 Cl & F 634; Paquin v. Beauclerk (formerly Holden), 1906 AC 148]; and if any cort be equally divided [as was the Court of Queen's Bench in Reg. v. Archbishop of Canterbury, (1848) 11 QB 483, on the question whether the opposition to the confirma-tion whether the opposition to the confirmation of a bishop is merely formal or not] things remain as they were before the Court was applied to; e.g., a rule for a mandamus is discharged....
nolle pros
nolle pros nolle prossed nolle pros·sing : nol-pros ...
nunc pro tunc
nunc pro tunc : now for then used in reference to a judicial or procedural act that corrects an omission in the record, has effect as of an earlier date, or takes place after a deadline has expired [a nunc pro tunc order] [permitted to file the petition nunc pro tunc] ...
pro bono
pro bono [Latin pro bono publico for the public good] : being, involving, or doing legal work donated esp. for the public good [pro bono counsel] ...
pro confesso
pro confesso [Latin] : as though confessed [the plaintiff's pleadings were taken pro confesso since the defendant did not appear] see also decree pro confesso at decree ...
pro se
pro se [Latin] : on one's own behalf : without an attorney [a defendant's right to proceed pro se] [a pro se action] ...
pro tanto
pro tanto [Late Latin] : for so much : to a certain extent [the obligation is pro tanto discharged "Uniform Commercial Code"] [entered into a pro tanto release pending the appeal] ...
pro tem
pro tem : pro tempore often styled with a terminal period in legal contexts [Justice pro tem.] ...
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