Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

consider the evidence fairly and impartially. A peremptory challenge is the challenge of a prospective juror for any reason or no reason. CHALLENGE PROPTER AFFECTUM Challenge to a juror for bias or prejudice. CHALLENGE PROPTER DELICTUM Challenge to a juror for a crime committed by him. CHAMBER [L. camera / a large, vaulted room; also a room without a roof] An enclosed space. A meeting hall for a body of persons, especially a legisla tive or judicial body. A legislative body, as one of the two chambers making up the U.S. Congress. Also, the room adjacent to his courtroom in which a judge carries on his other judicial functions than those requiring the formality of a courtroom, e.g., a hearing or conference in chambers . See CAMERA; IN CAMERA CHAMPERTY [L. campus / a level space, part or portion of a field] The unlawful sponsorship of litigation. Payment by a stranger or non-party to a law suit of the expenses or costs of a party, in exchange for an interest in the money recovered; champerty is illegal in most states. CHARGE [L. carrus / a four-wheeled cart] An obligation or duty; a commitment. To have the management or care of, as of a child. Instructions by a judge to a jury in advance of the jurors' delibera tions, relating the evidence to the law. An expense. The price paid for goods or commodities or for admission to a performance. A formal accusation of the commission of an offense, crime or wrongdoing. In accounting, a debit to an account. To impose a financial burden upon. CHARITABLE [L. carus, caritas / dear; affection, love] Generous, benificent. Liberal in giving support to organizations and enter prises providing help to persons in need. A charitable deduction is a deduc tion under the Internal Revenue Code for a contribution to a charity which is qualified under the Code. CHARITY [L. carus / dear, treasured] Benevolence towards others, especially the needy and the underprivileged. An insitution dispensing care and relief of the poor. A gift to help in the care of others. CHARTA [L. a leaf of the writing paper made from the papyrus plant; paper] Paper, words written or inscribed on a sheet of paper. See MAGNA CHARTA; CHARTER

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