Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

Author’s note: In ancient Rome, the letter i served at the beginning of words for the vowel sound i plus the consonants y and j . Later, the consonant j was substituted for the initial letter i . We list here under j those Latin words or phrases which, in their modern English form, begin with the letter j . In many cases, the same words or phrases appear under the initial letter i as well. JACTATION, JACTITATION [L. iactare / to throw, to cast about, swing the body] A boastful public statement which is usually false; e.g., a false claim of mar riage; a false or slanderous claim of title. Also, violent movements of the body. J.D. See JURIS DOCTOR JOINT TENANCY [L. iungere / to join, unite + tenere / to hold] A property interest under which two or more parties hold individual but equal and indivisible title to the same property, with right of survivorship. See JUS ACCRESCENDI; TENANT J.N.O.V. (JUDGMENT NON OBSTANTE VEREDICTO) Judgment notwithstanding the verdict. A judgment by the court for one party after, and despite the fact that, the jury has entered a verdict for the other party. Rule 50 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure has replaced the J.N.O.V. with the Judgment as a Matter of Law in Actions Tried by Jury. JUDEX [L. iudico, iudicare / to judge] In Roman law, a private person appointed to hear and resolve a dispute between citizens; a mediator or arbritator. A judge. JUDEX AD QUEM (JUDGE AD QUEM) [L. iudex / judge + ad / to, towards + quem / whom] The judge to whom. The judge to whom a case has been referred by the assignment judge or by an appellate court.

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