Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

an aggravating circumstance in the definition of a crime. In most jurisdictions cruelty is grounds for divorce. The Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment in the administration of justice and in the application of punish ment for crimes. The definition of cruel and unusual punishment varies from state to state and from case to case; the Supreme Court has made it clear, however, that the death penalty does not constitute cruel and unusual punish ment. See CORPORAL PUNISHMENT CULPA [L. culpo, culpare / to blame, accuse] Fault, blame, neglect, as in culpable negligence ; i.e., negligence which goes beyond ordinary negligence; i.e., a conscious disregard of the rights or safety of others. See DOLUS CUM [L. together with] A preposition meaning with, together with . CUM DIVIDEND The right of a buyer of stock to receive and collect any dividend on the stock which was declared but unpaid at the time of sale. CUM ONERE [L. cum + onus, oneris / a weight, a burden] With all the burdens. A right or privilege which comes with burdens and responsibilities. CUM POTESTATE LEGIS [L. cum + potestas / power + lex, legis / law, rule] With all the power of the law. CUM TESTAMENTO ANNEXO (C.T.A.) Literally, with the will annexed. The designation of an administrator appointed to administer an estate when no executor has been named in a will The addition of new material of the same kind. The result of a continuing increase in facts or circumstances. Used as an adjective to indicate that some thing has been added or is being added. Cumulative dividends are dividends which accrue over time but remain unpaid. Cumulative sentences are consec utive sentences for different crimes committed by the same defendant. CURA [L. curare / to care for, attend to] Care, charge, responsibility. At civil law, the guardian of a young adult. or the executor named is unable or unwilling to serve. CUMULATIVE [L. cumulare / to heap up, fill up, load]

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