Professor D. A. Hughes, Jr.
You are to write a brief definition for each word in each list by hand using West's Black's Law
Dictionary. You are specifically required not to use a computer, a
word processor, or a printer in the preparation of these vocabulary
lists! These lists are to be turned in on the dates assigned.
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T 8-28 |
T 9-4 |
T 9-11 |
T 9-18 |
T 9-25 |
T 10-2 |
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Adversary System |
Appellate Court |
Allegation |
Affirmative Defense |
Abuse of Discretion |
At Bar |
Bona Fide |
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Affirmance |
Cause of Action |
Answer |
Authority |
Actionable |
Burden of Allegation |
Constructive |
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Appeal |
Certiorari |
Civil Procedure |
Binding Precedent |
Administrative Law |
Burden of Persuasion |
De Facto |
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Appellant |
Civil law |
Complaint |
Criminal Procedure |
De Novo Review |
Burden of Production |
De Jure |
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Appellee |
Common Law |
Conclusion of Fact |
Demurrer |
Discovery |
Burden of Proof |
De Minimis |
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Client |
Court of Last Resort |
Conclusion of Law |
Equitable Defense |
Evidence |
Caption |
Deposition |
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Defendant |
Criminal Law |
Concurrence |
Harmless Error |
Headnote |
Criminal Statute |
Interrogatory |
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Dictum |
Executive |
Damages |
Jurisdiction |
Per Curiam
Opinion |
Docket |
Legal Ethics |
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Error |
Federalism |
Defense |
Legal Defense |
Rebuttable Presumption |
En Banc |
Legal fiction |
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Holding |
Judicial Review |
Dismissal |
Majority Opinion |
Record |
Enabling Statute |
Legal Formalism |
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Issue |
Judiciary |
Dissenting Opinion |
Minority Opinion |
Regulations |
Ex Parte |
Legal Positivism |
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Judgment |
Legislature |
Equity |
Motion |
Repeal |
Good Faith |
Legal Realism |
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Opinion |
Petition |
Finding of Fact |
Persuasive Precedent |
Court Report |
In Camera |
Per Se |
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Overrule |
Question of Fact |
Injunction |
Plain Error |
Reporter of Decisions |
Motion for Summary
Judgment |
Plagiarism |
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Petitioner |
Question of Law |
Party |
Plurality Opinion |
Slip Opinion |
Motion in Limine |
Privilege |
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Plaintiff |
Relief |
Pleading |
Private law |
Summary Judgment |
Motion to Dismiss |
Quasi |
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Ratio Decidendi |
Remand |
Precedent |
Public Law |
Syllabus |
Open Court |
Res (Rem) |
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Respondent |
Remedy |
Prima Facie Case |
Reversible Error |
Theory of the Case |
Probative |
Scienter |
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Reversal |
Separation of Powers |
Stare Decisis |
Seriatim Opinions |
Trial on the Merits |
Public Policy |
Sub Judice |
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Trial Court |
Statute |
Standard of Review |
Unpublished Opinion |
Venue |
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Copyright
2003-2007 by D. A. Hughes, Jr.