Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or may help you live a worry-free afterlife. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: Jeff W. Richards Alice, worried that her next trip down a rabbit hole might not end quite so happily, decides to write her will. While doing [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or in Latin. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: Jay D. Hall Pro se is a term used to describe a person who represents themselves in a legal action. The Latin term pro se literally means “for self.” In a [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or may save you from living under a leaky roof. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: J. Aaron Landau Imagine you’re signing a lease on an apartment. A provision in the contract makes an assurance: so long as you keep [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or in Latin. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: Kimberly Brandt Ex parte is a Latin phrase which, translated literally, means “from the part.” In the legal world, motions or proceedings are held ex parte when only one of the [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or may save you half your life savings after a Valentine’s Day gone bad. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: Darci G. Van Duzer We all know how romantic movies end-the happy couple lives together in wedded bliss to the [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or strikes the very foundations of our belief system. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: Steve Glista John thinks he saw brake lights before the impact. Mary knows that the light was yellow but the Impala didn’t slow down. John [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or is an unmentioned consequence of voting. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: Amy E. Seely In the United States, voir dire, which translates to “to speak the truth” in Old French, refers to the process of questioning and selecting [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or can be substituted for “Abracadabra!” when performing stage illusions. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: Jeff W. Richards Void ab initio (literally: void from the beginning) is a latin phrase that frequently appears in certain types of legal argument. [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or pretentiously tossed about. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: Amy E. Seely The term “esquire,” or Esq. as it is commonly abbreviated, has evolved considerably over its six centuries of existence, and today is one of the many relics [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or could prove a matter of life-or-death to our readers (perhaps in some sort of deadly legal-trivia type situation). Written by: Jeff W. Richards An affirmative defense is a legal strategy used by defendants in which they admit to the case against [...]
