LEGAL WRITING

DEFINITION OF TERMS

1. A Quo 39. Civil Obligation

2. Acquittal 40. Class Suit
3. Act of State 41. Clean Hands Doctrine
4. Action in Personam 42. Complaint
5. Action in Rem 43. Conclusive Presumption
6. Actionable 44. Confession and Avoidance
7. Actual Case or Controversy 45. Consent Judgement
8. Ad Litem 46. Contempt of Court
9. Adjudicate 47. Costs of Suit
10. Admission 48. Cout-Annexed Mediation
11. Adverse Party 49. Court-Referred Mediation
12. Affidavit 50. Criminal Action
13. Affidavit of Desistance 51. Criminal Contempt
14. Affirmative Defense 52. Criminal Liability
15. Alias Writ 53. Culpa Aquiliana
16. Allegata et Probata 54. Culpa Contractual
17. Alternative Dispute Resolution 55. Custodia Legis
18. Amicus Curiae 56. Decision
19. Answer 57. Declaratory Relief
20. Appeal 58. Default
21. Appeal by Certiorari 59. Dispositive Portion
22. Appearance 60. Disputable Presumption
23. Appellant 61. Dissenting Opinion
24. Appellee 62. Early Neutral Evaluation
25. Araignment 63. Entry of Judgement
26. Assignment of Errors 64. Ex Parte
27. Attachment 65. Excess of Jurisdiction
28. Best Evidence Rule 66. Execution
29. Burden of Evidence 67. Exhaustion of Administrative
30. Burden of Proof Remedies
31. Capacity to Act 68. Fallo
32. Case at Bar 69. Final Judgement
33. Case at Bench 70. Final Order
34. Chose in Action 71. Forum Shopping
35. Circumstantial Evidence 72. Hearsay Rule
36. Civil Action 73. Hierarchy of Courts
37. Civil Contempt 74. Implead
38. Civil Liability 75. In Pari Materia

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76. In Re 119. Prima Facie
77. Indirect Contempt 120. Primary Jurisdiction
78. Interpleader 121. Pro Bono
79. Intervenor 122. Pro Hac Vice
80. Ipso Facto 123. Pro Se
81. Ipso Jure 124. Question of Fact
82. Joinder of Actions 125. Question of Law
83. Judgement 126. Ratio Decidenci
84. Judgement on the Merits 127. Ratio Legis
85. Judgement on the Pleadings 128. Real Party in Interest
86. Judicial Admission 129. Recusal
87. Judicial Notice 130. Rejoinder
88. Judicial Review 131. Relief from Judgement
89. Juridical Capacity 132. Res Gestae
90. Jurisdiction 133. Res Ipsa Loquitor
91. Justiciable Controversy 134. Res Judicata
92. Justiciable Issue 135. Rollo
93. Law of the Case Doctrine 136. Ruling
94. Lex Loci 137. Separate Opinion
95. Lis Mota 138. Sharia
96. Majority Decision 139. Sin Perjuicio Judgement
97. Mandamus 140. Stare Decisis
98. Mittimus 141. Subjudice
99. Motion 142. Summary Judgement
100. Motion for Reconsideration 143. Traverse
101. Motu Proprio
102. Mutatis Mutandis
103. Necessary Party
104. Negative Defense
105. Negative Pregnant
106. Notatu Dignum
107. Nunc Pro Tunc
108. Obitter Dictum
109. Pendente Lite
110. Per Curiam
111. Plain Meaning Rule
112. Pleadings
113. Ponente
114. Precedent
115. Prejudicial Question
116. Preliminary Attachment
117. Preliminary Injunction
118. Pre-Trial