(AAERT TEST) LATIN TERMINOLOGY
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS15
ad hoc - ANSWERS-for this purpose only
ab ovo - ANSWERS-from the egg - at the beginning, from the start
ad curiam - ANSWERS-to (at) court
ad infinitum - ANSWERS-to infinity - without limit, indefinitely
ad litem - ANSWERS-to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a lawsuit: A guardian ad
litem is appointed to act on behalf of an incompetent.
ad nauseam - ANSWERS-to the point of inducing nausea
NOTE: It is NOT spelled nauseum.
ad testificandum - ANSWERS-for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify
alter ego - ANSWERS-another self
Also, the doctrine that a corporation may not be used as a sham to insulate shareholders from
liability for their own private actions.
amicus curiae (singular)
amici curiae (plural) - ANSWERS-friend of the court - third party filing a brief to support a
specific position
, ante litem - ANSWERS-before trial
arguendo - ANSWERS-arguing; for the sake of argument:
Assuming, arguendo, that my friend is correct, i will defer to him.
bona fide - ANSWERS-in good faith - open, sincere
caveat - ANSWERS-beware - warning
caveat emptor - ANSWERS-let the buyer beware
caveat venditor - ANSWERS-let the seller beware
certiorari - ANSWERS-to be informed of - writ from a higher to a lower court, ordering a
transcript of proceedings for appellate review
chattel - ANSWERS-cattle (Old English - an article of personal or movable property
compos mentis - ANSWERS-sane, of sound mind
corpus - ANSWERS-body - any set of materials; total assets in an estate or trust
corpus juris = body of law
corpus delecti - ANSWERS-body of a crime - item upon which a crime has been committed: In
murder, the corpus delecti is the victim's body; in arson, the burnt property.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS15
ad hoc - ANSWERS-for this purpose only
ab ovo - ANSWERS-from the egg - at the beginning, from the start
ad curiam - ANSWERS-to (at) court
ad infinitum - ANSWERS-to infinity - without limit, indefinitely
ad litem - ANSWERS-to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a lawsuit: A guardian ad
litem is appointed to act on behalf of an incompetent.
ad nauseam - ANSWERS-to the point of inducing nausea
NOTE: It is NOT spelled nauseum.
ad testificandum - ANSWERS-for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify
alter ego - ANSWERS-another self
Also, the doctrine that a corporation may not be used as a sham to insulate shareholders from
liability for their own private actions.
amicus curiae (singular)
amici curiae (plural) - ANSWERS-friend of the court - third party filing a brief to support a
specific position
, ante litem - ANSWERS-before trial
arguendo - ANSWERS-arguing; for the sake of argument:
Assuming, arguendo, that my friend is correct, i will defer to him.
bona fide - ANSWERS-in good faith - open, sincere
caveat - ANSWERS-beware - warning
caveat emptor - ANSWERS-let the buyer beware
caveat venditor - ANSWERS-let the seller beware
certiorari - ANSWERS-to be informed of - writ from a higher to a lower court, ordering a
transcript of proceedings for appellate review
chattel - ANSWERS-cattle (Old English - an article of personal or movable property
compos mentis - ANSWERS-sane, of sound mind
corpus - ANSWERS-body - any set of materials; total assets in an estate or trust
corpus juris = body of law
corpus delecti - ANSWERS-body of a crime - item upon which a crime has been committed: In
murder, the corpus delecti is the victim's body; in arson, the burnt property.
