Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

LUCTOSA HEREDITAS [L. luctus / causing sorrow or mourning + hereditas / inheritance] A regretful or sorrowful inheritance, as an inheritance from a child by a par ent or from one friend or lover by another. LUNATIC [L. luna / moon] A deranged person; a term formerly used to describe the mental condition which constituted legal incapacity. The word developed from the early notion that mood and sanity fluctuated with the phases of the moon. LUXURY TAX [L. luxuria / exuberant growth; excess, extravagance + tango, tangere / to touch] An excise tax upon the sale or use of products which are not considered nec essary for human support or maintenance, e.g., a tax on liquor, jewelry or cig arettes.

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