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100% CORRECT ad hoc for this purpose only ab ovo from the egg - at the beginning, from the start ad curiam to (at) court ad infinitum to infinity - without limit, indefinitely ad litem to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a lawsuit: A guardian ad litem is appointed to act on behalf of an incompetent. ad nauseam to the point of inducing nausea NOTE: It is NOT spelled nauseum. ad testificandum for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify alter ego another self Also, the doctrine that a corporation may not be used as a sham to insulate shareholders from liability for their own private actions. amicus curiae (singular) amici curiae (plural) friend of the court - third party filing a brief to support a specific position ante litem before trial arguendo arguing; for the sake of argument: Assuming, arguendo, that my friend is correct, i will defer to him. bona fide in good faith - open, sincere caveat beware - warning caveat emptor let the buyer beware caveat venditor let the seller beware certiorari to be informed of - writ from a higher to a lower court, ordering a transcript of proceedings for appellate review chattel cattle (Old English - an article of personal or movable property compos mentis sane, of sound mind corpus body - any set of materials; total assets in an estate or trust corpus juris = body of law corpus delecti body of a crime - item upon which a crime has been committed: In murder, the corpus delecti is the victim's body; in arson, the burnt property. culpa fault - negligence