Legal terms you really love Forum

[MisterChase]

God, I love me some "anticipatory repudiation". Such an awesome term.

Another is sua sponte. Sexy term.

[Wavelet]

"Lawyer," which is Latin for "liar."

[Grizz]

Consideration

[Burger in a can]

"Lawyer," which is Latin for "liar."

I can't tell if you're joking, but just wanted to say that this isn't true.

Also, I like "interlocutory"

[isaiah6v8]

nudum pactum

[Neverknowsbest]

simultaneous death clause

[presh]

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[traehekat]

priori incantatum and expecto patronum are my favorites, so far.

[dood]

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[Lawl Shcool]

objection relevance

[forty-two]

priori incantatum and expecto patronum are my favorites, so far.

[D. H2Oman]

"Lawyer," which is Latin for "liar."

I can't tell if you're joking, but just wanted to say that this isn't true.

Also, I like "interlocutory"

Incorrect, you must have never taken Latin.

[Grizz]

Favorite legal phrase - Lucy v. Zehmer - "high as a Georgia Pine"

[MisterChase]

I also like Promissory estoppel

"Baby... I know I promised I'd [insert some kinky fetish] tonight, but I just said that so you'd do the dishes. Sorry.."

"Well, according to section 456, Rule 4(e)(xvii) of the Fucking Rules of Domestic Procedure, I have the right to exercise the doctrine of promissory estoppel on your ass. Now where's the lube?"

[Burger in a can]

"Lawyer," which is Latin for "liar."

I can't tell if you're joking, but just wanted to say that this isn't true.

Also, I like "interlocutory"

Incorrect, you must have never taken Latin.

I did take latin. If you claim to have taken latin, I will call you a mendax.

Lawyer is English. One who saws wood is a sawyer because sawer was difficult to pronounce in old English. one who practices law is not a lawer, but a lawyer.

or, if you prefer, from wiktionary: Spelling attested since 1611 of Middle English lawiere, recorded since 1377, itself from lawe "law" + -iere.

[rynabrius]

Ultra vires.

[ak362]

Sua sponte and arguendo.

[CardozoLaw09]

Quantum Meruit

[rynabrius]

"Other good and valuable considerations."

[Grizz]

"Other good and valuable considerations."

in re Greene?

[rynabrius]

"Other good and valuable considerations."

in re Greene?

Bingo.

I also like in pari delicto and malum in se.

Also the distinction between misfeasance, malfeasance, and nonfeasance.

[PDaddy]

How about "duces tecum"...sounds like "take 'em twice", only backwards...or legal "peace".

I also love the term "pro se". If you represent yourself, you are usually anything but a pro. In fact, you're usually a fool. But I suppose you might "se" you think are a "pro".

[Jockin Jay-Z]

Criminal conversation.

[20160810]

"Touch and concern"

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Tortfeasor.