Latin for Lawyers

CERTIORARI

on to an appellate court for review the formal and official record of a pro ceeding before the court. CERTIORARI [L. to be informed] To confirm or make certain. A process, usually in the form of a writ, for com pelling review by a superior court of the decision of an inferior court, or a review by a court of the determination of an administrative agency; a com mon law writ commanding an inferor court or agency in a particular case to certify and return the record to a superior court for review. CESSANTE CAUSA, CESSANTE EFFECTUS When the reasoning behind a law ends, the (reason for the) law itself ends. When a law has outlived its usefulness, it should be changed or abolished. CESSET EXECUTIO Stop the execution. An order staying an execution. CESSET PROCESSUS An order staying all proceedings in an action. CESSIO BONORUM [L. cessare + bonitas / good things, enjoyable goods] A procedure whereby a debtor turned all his wordly goods over to his credi tors in exchange for relief from imprisonment. The precursor to the modern system of bankruptcy laws. CESSION [L. cedo, cedere / to withdraw, yield] The act of yielding and transferring an interest in property to another, as from a debtor to a creditor or from one state or country to another. The transfer of control over a land area from one country to another after sale or conquest, usually by treaty. The transfer of liability under an insurance policy from the original insurer to a reinsurer. CESSO, CESSARE To give in, give up, default. CHALLENGE [L. calumnia / trick, artifice; also, a false charge or accusation] To dare or invite to compete, contest or fight. To halt another and demand his identity. To dispute or call into question or account. To question the legality of, as to challenge a summons or a statute. To move to reject a juror before he is sworn. To challenge a juror for cause is to question his ability to hear and When the cause is removed, the effect is no longer felt. CESSANTE RATIONE LEGIS CESSAT ET IPSE LEX

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