It\u2019s not surprising that there is so much Latin used in English legal terminology. Some of our laws, after all, have derived from Latin. So that being said, do you recognize any of these words and phrases?<\/p>\n
(1)\u00a0\u00a0 pro bono<\/p>\n
(2)\u00a0 quid pro quo<\/p>\n
(3)\u00a0 modus operandi<\/p>\n
(4)\u00a0 habeas corpus<\/p>\n
(5)\u00a0 volenti non fit injuria<\/p>\n
(6)\u00a0 subpoena<\/p>\n
(7)\u00a0 affidavit<\/p>\n
(8)\u00a0 amicus curiae<\/p>\n
(9)\u00a0 in absentia<\/p>\n
(10) in flagrante delicto<\/p>\n
(11) se defendendo<\/p>\n
Answers:<\/p>\n
(1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cfor the pubic good\u201d; used when work is undertaken without payment.<\/p>\n
(2)\u00a0 \u201cwhat for what\u201d; used when a good or service is exchanged for something of equivalent value<\/p>\n
(3)\u00a0 \u201cmode of operating\u201d; in court it is sometimes used to refer to how a crime was perpetrated<\/p>\n
(4)\u00a0 \u201cyou may have the body\u201d; where a prisoner can be released if he was unlawfully detained<\/p>\n
(5)\u00a0 \u201cto a willing person no injury is done\u201d; means that if a person consents to being in a situation where he knows he may be faced with potential harm, he cannot sue if he is harmed.<\/p>\n
(6)\u00a0 \u201cunder penalty\u201d; where the court can compel someone to testify or provide evidence before a court of law<\/p>\n
(7)\u00a0 \u201che has declared upon oath\u201d; is a signed, sworn statement<\/p>\n
(8)\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cfriend of the court\u201d; is used when someone who is not involved with the case offers to give information that could assist the case.<\/p>\n
(9)\u00a0 \u201cin the absence\u201d refers to the idea that defendants have the right to be present when they are charged with a crime.<\/p>\n
(10) \u201cin blazing offence\u201d; used when a criminal has been caught in the act of committing the crime.<\/p>\n
(11) \u201cself defence\u201d; sometimes used by lawyers to argue that not just self defense would have resulted in the client\u2019s injury or death.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s not surprising that there is so much Latin used in English legal terminology. Some of our laws, after all, have derived from Latin. So that being said, do you recognize any of these words and phrases? (1)\u00a0\u00a0 pro bono (2)\u00a0 quid pro quo (3)\u00a0 modus operandi (4)\u00a0 habeas corpus (5)\u00a0 volenti non fit injuria…<\/p>\n