1. Understanding Latin Legalese
TEST
Number your paper
1 through 37
37 Items
400 pts for every correct answer

2. bona fide habeas corpus pro bono corpus delicti de facto affidavit
per diem
status quo
sub poena
ad hoc
a sworn, written statement
sincere, genuine
bring a person before a court
daily
done for free for the public good
how things are currently
an order commanding a person to appear in court under a penalty for not appearing
for a specific purpose, case, or situation
material evidence in a crime
in reality; actually; in effect

3. locus delicti prima facie in camera ad infinitum in absentia
ipso facto
in loco parentis
modus operandi
de iure
nolo contendere
according to law; by right
forever
in (his/her) absence
in private; no spectators allowed
in the place of a parent
by that very fact
scene where a crime took place
method of operating
a plea by the defendant that’s equivalent to an admission of guilt (and leaves him subject to punishment) but allows him the legal option to deny the charges later
at first sight

4. (in) flagrante delicto obiter dictum casus belli inter alia cui bono
a mensa at toro
non compos mentis
pro forma
quid pro quo
mutatis mutandis
(in) flagrante delicto
obiter dictum
casus belli
inter alia
cui bono
done as formality, done for the show
something for something; tit for tat; an equal exchange
legal separation
an event that justifies a war
whom does it benefit?
red-handed, in the act
among other things
after making the necessary changes
mentally incompetent
something a judge says in arguing a point, but has no bearing on the final decision

5. perdente lite res ipsa loquitur ultra vires onus probandi sine die
sub judice
sine qua non
burden of proof
a case in progress
it goes without saying
an indispensable condition; a prerequisite
postponed indefinitely
pending judgment
outside one’s jurisdiction