CRA Module 6 Terms

telephonic

of, relating to, or conveyed by a telephone

splitter

a device used to split a cable signal between two or more devices

hosting rights

allows the user to control features and permissions

breakout rooms

private meeting rooms outside of the main meeting

waiting rooms

a holding area for attendees to a video conference call before entering the call

appearance page

the page in a transcript identifying the persons present at a legal proceeding

index page

the page in a transcript that identifies the major events

certification page

the page(s) in the transcript where the reporter and/or transcriber certify the transcript

direct examination

the questioning of a witness by the party who called them

cross examination

the formal interrogation of a witness called by the other party

redirect examination

examination of one’s own witness after they were cross-examined by the adversary

recross examination

resumption of cross-examination by the original cross-examiner

header

the top margin of each page

footer

the bottom margin of each page

pagination

the sequence of numbers assigned to pages

affirming

state as a fact, assert strongly and publicly

[sic]

marks a spelling or grammatical error

sidebar / bench conference

a discussion between the judge and the attorneys outside the hearing of the jury

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

ad litem

to the suit - for the purposes of a lawsuit, pending a lawsuit

guardian ad litem

a court-appointed person who represents the best interests of a child or person who cannot protect themselves

ad testificandum

for testifying - subpoena to appear in court and testify

alter ego

another self

amicus curiae

friend of the court

ante litem

before trial

arguendo

for the sake of argument

bona fide

in good faith

caveat

beware - warning

caveat emptor

let the buyer beware

caveat venditor

let the seller beware

certiorari

to be informed of

chattel

an article of personal or movable property

compos mentis

sane, of sound mind

corpus

body

corpus delecti

body of a crime

culpa

fault

de facto

in fact

de jure

in law

de juris

of the law

de minimis

of only a tiny amount

demurrer

defendant’s assertion that the plaintiff’s complaint is insufficient or does not state a cause of action upon which relief can be granted

de novo

anew, afresh

dictum

comments within a published opinion which do not relate directly to the fact of the case at hand, but illustrate or explain the court’s thinking

duces tecum

bring with you

e.g.

thus, for example

en banc

in/on the bench

en bloc

in a block

ergo

therefore

escheat

to fall out [back]

estoppel

stopped up

et al.

and the following

et ux.

and spouse

ex contractu

from the contract

ex curia

out of court

ex delicto

from a crime

ex parte

from one part, from one side

ex post facto

after the fact

forum

place, venue

forum non conveniens

inconvenient forum

habeas corpus

you have the body

idem

same

in absentia

in the absence of

indicia

signs

in forma pauperis

as a pauper

in limine

on the threshold

in medias res

in the middle of things

in personam

on the person

in pro per

for oneself

in re

in or on the thing (one party)

in rem

in or on the thing (legal action against property)

inter alia [always italicized]

among other things

inter alios [always italicized]

among other persons

in toto

in all

inter se [always italicized]

between themselves

intra vires

within the power

ipse dixit

he said it himself

ipso facto

by the fact itself

jurat

he/she swears

laches

lax, loose

les scripta

written law

lis pendens

pending lawsuit

mala prohibita

forbidden wrong(s)

mea culpa

my fault

mens

mind

mens rea

a guilty mind

mens sana in copore sano

a healthy mind in a healthy body

minutia

small

ne plus ultra

nothing further

nolle prosequi

we shall no longer prosecute

nolo contendere

I will not fight/contest it

non compos mentis

not of sound mind

non obstante

notwithstanding, nevertheless

non sequitur

it is not to be followed

nunc pro tunc

now for then

parol

a spoken word

pendente lite

during suit

per capita

by the heads