A

Appellant - a person who applies to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a
lower court.

Amicus curiae - an individual or organization who is not a party to a legal case,

but who is permitted to assist a court by offering information, expertise, or insight that has a
bearing on the issues in the case.
B
C

Chastisement - Chastisement is the infliction of corporal punishment as defined by law.

collective bargaining - Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation

between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries,
working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers' compensation and rights for workers.

Condonation - a defence argument sometimes made when an accuser has previously forgiven
or chosen to ignore an act about which they are now legally complaining.

curatrix ad litem - a legal representative in Scots law and Roman-Dutch law appointed by a
court to represent, during legal proceedings, the best interests of a person who lacks the mental
capacity to make decisions for themselves.
D:

de facto - in fact, whether by right or not.

the principle that the law is not concerned with insignificant

de minimis non curat lex -
or minor matters.

Domicile – 1.treat a specified country as a permanent home.

2. the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in
and has a substantial connection with.

E:

Ex parte - done with respect to or in the interests of one side only or of an interested
outside party. In law, ex parte is a Latin term meaning literally "from/out of the party/faction of",
thus signifying "on behalf of". An ex parte decision is one decided by a judge without requiring all
of the parties to the dispute to be present.
H

Hegemony - leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over

others.

Held- Decided or ruled, as in "the court held that the contract was valid."

I:

Indigent - poor; needy.

Insolvency - a person is insolvent when he is unable to pay his debts

intestate - not having made a will before one dies

L

Law - the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the
actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

Lodged - placing a document in a court file without officially filing it.

M

mero motu - out of mere impulse : of one's own accord.

Morality - principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad
behaviour

O:

Onus - something that is one's duty or responsibility.

P

pater est quem nuptiae demonstrant maxim - This maxim means “He is the
father whom the nuptials point out, or whom marriage indicates.” All children
born in wedlock are presumed to be the legitimate children of the husband and
wife, but this is a presumption which may be re-argued. This maxim has no
application in the case of a child born out of wedlock, but whose alleged father
subsequently married its mother.

Prodigality - an instance of spending money or resources without care or

restraint.

Provision- a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter;
stipulation; proviso.

purport - To convey, imply, or profess; to have an appearance or effect

R

Religion - the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal
God or gods

Reparation - the action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing
payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged.

rule nisi - an interim order granted by a court when the person against whom the
order is made, must on a return court date, come to court to give evidence as to why
a final order in that specific matter should not be made.
S

socius criminis - an associate or accomplice in crime

solemnize - duly perform (a ceremony, especially that of marriage).

statute - a written law passed by a legislative body.