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32 WESTLAW INFORMATION
codicil A supplement or addition to a will modifying,
explaining, or otherwise qualifying the will in some way.
corpus delicti The body of the crime. The fact of a
transgression.
demurrer A pleading stating that although the facts
alleged in a complaint may be true, they are insufficient
for the plaintiff to state a claim for relief and for the
defendant to frame an answer.
dictum 1. A statement of opinion or belief considered
authoritative due to the dignity of the person making it.
2. A familiar rule; a maxim.
due process clause The constitutional provision that
prohibits the government from unfairly or arbitrarily
depriving a person of life, liberty, or property. (There are
two Due Process Clauses in the U.S. Constitution, in the
5th and 14th amendments.)
duty A legal obligation.
easement An interest in land owned by another person,
consisting in the right to use or control the land, or an
area above or below it, for a specific limited purpose.
en banc On the bench. Descriptive of a court session in
which all judges of the court are present and participating.
ex parte From the part. On or from one party only,
usually without notice to or argument from the adverse
party.
habeas corpus That you have the body. A writ employed
to bring a person before a court, most frequently to ensure
that the party’s imprisonment or detention is not illegal.