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Appellate court or court of last resort (vs. iudex a quo) iudex a quo: Lower court from which an appeal originates; originating court (vs. iudex ad quem) iura novit curia: the court knows the law The principle that the parties to a legal dispute do not need to plead or prove the law that applies to their case. ius accrescendi: right of accrual
In full; at full length; complete or unabridged in extremis: in the furthest reaches: At the very end. In extremity; in dire straits; also "at the point of death" (cf. in articulo mortis). in facie: in the face: Refers to contempt of court committed in open court in front of the judge; contrast ex facie. in fide scientiam: To our faith add ...
The name of a feast in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating the Eucharist. It is also the name of a city in Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, the name of Colleges at Oxford and Cambridge universities, and a controversial play. corpus delicti: body of the offence
literally translated means 'with a strong hand', often quoted as 'by strength of hand' Motto of the Clan McKay manu militari: with a military hand: Using armed forces in order to achieve a goal manu propria (m.p.) with one's own hand: With the implication of "signed by one's hand".
in coll. (in collectionem): in the collection, often followed by the name of a collection or museum; indet. (indeterminans): undetermined, unidentified; leg. (legit): he/she collected, often followed by the name of the collector; nob. (nobis): by us, used to indicate that the writer(s) are the author(s) of a scientific name
The form nostra sponte ("of our own accord") is sometimes used by the court itself, when the action is taken by a multi-member court, such as an appellate court, rather than by a single judge. (Third parties describing such actions would still refer to them as being taken by the court as a whole and therefore as sua sponte.) While usually ...
UKSC – Supreme Court of the United Kingdom; UPC — Uniform Probate Code; U.S. — United States Reports (beginning with v. 502 (1991)) [6] USC — United States Code (A free website for the full text is at U.S. Code. This text is maintained by the U.S. Gov't Printing Office, but must be checked for revisions or amendments after its effective ...
For instance, the state of West Virginia reported that monetary loss for detention from business as an indirect result of the injury were not recoverable under an action for trespass vi et armis, but were available under the related action of trespass on the case, also known as an action ex delicto "against the wrong." [3]