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Pro se legal representation (/ ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s iː / or / ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s eɪ /) comes from Latin pro se, meaning "for oneself" or "on behalf of themselves" which, in modern law, means to argue on one's own behalf in a legal proceeding, as a defendant or plaintiff in civil cases, or a defendant in criminal cases, rather than have representation from counsel or an attorney.
estate. Landed property, tenement of land, especially with respect to an easement ( servitude ). 2 types: praedium dominans - dominant estate ( aka dominant tenement) praedium serviens - servient estate ( aka servient tenement) praeemptio. previous purchase. Right of first refusal. praesumptio. presumption.
pro se: for oneself: to defend oneself in court without counsel. Some jurisdictions prefer, "pro per". pro scientia atque sapientia: for knowledge and wisdom: motto of Stuyvesant High School in New York City: pro scientia et patria: for science and nation: motto of the National University of La Plata: pro studio et labore: for study and work ...
Pro hac vice. In the legal field in the United States, pro hac vice ( English: / proʊ hæk ˈviːtʃeɪ /) [1] is a practice in common law jurisdictions whereby a lawyer who has not been admitted to practice in a certain jurisdiction is allowed to participate in a particular case in that jurisdiction. [2] Although pro hac vice admission is ...
For one's self, for the sake of one's personhood; acting on one's own behalf, especially a person representing themselves in a legal proceeding; abbreviated pro per. See also pro se: litigant in person, pro se legal representation in the United States. in principio erat Verbum: in the beginning was the Word : Beginning of the Gospel of John: in re
Qui tam. In common law, a writ of qui tam is a writ through which private individuals who assist a prosecution can receive for themselves all or part of the damages or financial penalties recovered by the government as a result of the prosecution. Its name is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac ...
A recent ironic Latin phrase to poke fun at people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated". Similar to the less common omnia dicta fortiora si dicta Latina. quieta non movere: don't move settled things: quilibet potest renunciare juri pro se inducto
Memorandum opinion. Per curiam opinion. Seriatim opinion. v. t. e. In law, a per curiam decision or opinion (sometimes called an unsigned opinion) is one that is not authored by or attributed to a specific judge, but rather to the entire court or panel of judges who heard the case. [1] The term per curiam is Latin for "by the court".