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Quiz about Ten Tough Legal Terms 2
Quiz about Ten Tough Legal Terms 2

Ten Tough Legal Terms #2 Trivia Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by ignotus. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
ignotus
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
251,189
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
2608
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Certiorari: What does the Supreme Court want? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Replevy: What must I do? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Damnum absque injuria:
Gee, thanks, your Honor! You gave me ______________ .
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Ratio decidendi:
After careful consideration, the Judges of the Court of Appeals _______________________ .
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Capias ad respondendum: When can I get out of jail? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Quo warranto: What is the Judge asking? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Livery of seisin:
Thanks for giving me __________________-- .
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Purpresture: What did the arrogant knave do? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Non obstante veredicto:
Too bad, so sad. The jury said you win, but the Judge says ___________ .
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Oh no! It's The Rule in Shelley's Case! Shelley, Shakespeare ...
I remember, it has something to do with _______________ ,
Hint



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1. Certiorari: What does the Supreme Court want?

Answer: To be informed.

Usually abbreviated cert., this is an exercise of discretion by an appellate court to review a decision below. It differs from an appeal, which generally means that the appellate court is required to consider the case. Some U.S. courts have replaced this Latin term with "certification."
2. Replevy: What must I do?

Answer: Return the goods to their rightful owner.

This is the little-used verbal form of replevin; an action at law for the return of personal property. Prior to the Civil War, some courts in northern states issued writs of de homine replegiando (personal replevin) in an attempt to protect fugitive slaves.
3. Damnum absque injuria: Gee, thanks, your Honor! You gave me ______________ .

Answer: sympathy, but no money.

The word-order is strange: it's an injury without (legal) damages. It's similar to "de minimis non curat lex": the law ignores small injuries.
4. Ratio decidendi: After careful consideration, the Judges of the Court of Appeals _______________________ .

Answer: explained the key to their decision.

It has nothing to do with mathematics. Most lawyers can't pronounce ratio decidendi correctly, and none of us should use it in print. (It's pronounced rah-tee-oh day-chee-den-dee, but you didn't hear it from me.)
5. Capias ad respondendum: When can I get out of jail?

Answer: When the lawsuit against me is tried.

This antiquated procedure allows a court to seize a defendant in a civil case, prior to trial. Theoretically still possible in some U.S. jurisdictions, it is almost never attempted. Posting a bond is more humane, and more useful.
6. Quo warranto: What is the Judge asking?

Answer: What's the legal authority for the government's action?

Quo warranto is one of the ancient common-law "prerogative writs" by which courts review the actions of government officials. There's also mandamus -- remember Marbury v. Madison? -- and habeas corpus and . . . you can't recite them all?!
7. Livery of seisin: Thanks for giving me __________________-- .

Answer: this lovely mud; I wanted a flower.

In ancient common law, the transfer land was accompanied by a ceremony in which the transferor handed over a branch, soil, or something else taken from the property. Modern real estate closings are so dull.
8. Purpresture: What did the arrogant knave do?

Answer: He erected a fence on public land!

This was a favorite money-maker for medieval English farmers, along with poaching in the royal forests. Contemporary knaves encroach upon protected wetlands and parks. Contemporary clients mislocate fences by accident.
9. Non obstante veredicto: Too bad, so sad. The jury said you win, but the Judge says ___________ .

Answer: you lose.

A judgment "n.o.v." is a judicial rejection of the jury's verdict. Well, not quite. American law respects the decisions of juries, and they deserve it. A party to a civil case can make a motion for a directed verdict before the jury begins to deliberate.

The judge can "reserve decision," wait for the verdict, and then reject it after it is announced -- technically, on the basis of the motion that was made before the jury started deliberating. That way, the judge can wait and see whether the jury does "the right thing."
10. Oh no! It's The Rule in Shelley's Case! Shelley, Shakespeare ... I remember, it has something to do with _______________ ,

Answer: property acquired by Will - but not by Shakespeare.

The eponymous Rule did not originate with Shelley's Case, which was decided during the reign of Good Queen Bess. By Shakespeare's time, it was already well-established that if a Will conveyed a freehold estate to a devisee, but also mediately or immediately included words of limitation in fee tail, then . . . you know the rest, right? Anyway, it's about real estate and Wills.
Source: Author ignotus

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