| Term | Definition | Example |
| ad hoc | For this; for this purpose | Capital City Press v. Mouton, Judge ad Hoc |
| ad litem | For the suit; for the litigation | Estate of Langhorn v. Laws, Administrator Ad Litem |
| adm'r | Administrator | Grievance Adm'r v. Lange |
| adm'r de bonis non | Administrator of the remainder of a partially settled estate. | Vogel, Adm'r De Bonis Non v. Wells |
| ad valorem | According to value; a tax imposed on value of property | Aerospace Workers Inc. v. Dept. of Revenue, Division of ad Valorem Taxes |
| a.k.a., a/k/a | Also known as | Luis Barras, a.k.a. Luis Ramos v. State of Texas |
| alter ego | The other self (Alter egoasserts that the defendants are one for purposes of liability) | Ledford v. Mining Specialists, Inc., and Its Alter Ego, Point Mining, Inc. |
| amicus curiae | Friend of the court; one with an interest in the case, but not a party | Livingston v. Guice. United States of America, Amicus Curiae |
| appellant | Party appealing a court's decision to a higher court | Moore, Appellant v. Derwinski, Appellee |
| appellee | Party against whom an appeal is taken | Moore, Appellant v. Derwinski, Appellee |
| certiorari, cert. | Writ requiring a certified record of a case from a court | In re Petition of Johnson for a Writ of Certiorari |
| complainant | One who applies to a court for legal redress | Florida Bar, Complainant v. Clement, Respondent |
| d.b.a., d/b/a | Doing business as | M./t/L. Rendleman d.b.a. Commercial Insulators, Inc. v. Clarke |
| de facto | In fact; in deed; actually | McMullen, a De Facto Guardian v. Muir |
| defendant | Party defending against or denying allegations | Gretencord, Plaintiff v. Ford Motor Co., Defendant |
| defendant in error | Appellee | May v. State of Wisconsin, Defendant in Error |
| duces tecum | A command to produce certain evidence | In re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum |
| et alius, et allii, et al. | And another; and others | City of Lubbock et alius v. Knox |
| Term | Definition | Example |
| et uxor; et ux. | And wife | Kostohryz et ux. v. McGuire |
| et vir | And husband | Broadwater v. Dorsey et vir |
| ex officio | By virtue of the office | Tenneco Oil Co. v. Stephens, Ex Officio Tax Collector |
| ex parte | By or for one party | Ex parte Johnson |
| ex'r | Executor | Marilyn Haudrich as Ex'r v. Howmedica |
| ex relatione, ex rel. | On information or on behalf of an interested party | State ex rel. Miller v. Miller |
| feme sole | A single woman | Holman, Feme Sole v. Stephen F. Austin Hotel |
| guardian ad litem | Guardian for the suit or litigation (concerning an incompetent or minor) | Grace M., as Guardian ad Litem for Laurie M., a Minor v. Oakland Unified School District |
| habeas corpus | Writ commanding that a person be released from unlawful detention | In re Writ of Habeas Corpus for Martinez |
| in personam | Against the person | Claudio v. United States and Ken's Marine Service, Inc., in personam |
| in re | In the matter of | In re Estate of Lange |
| in rem | Against the thing; against the property | Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. 3,952.536 Metric Tons Peerless Eagle Coal, in rem, et al. |
| inter alia | Among others | Kot v. Inter alia, North East Detective Division |
| inter vivos | Between the living | Rudd v. Ruth inter vivos Family Trust |
| mandamus | Writ commanding the performance of an act or the restoration of illegally deprived rights | Ex parte Sierra Club Petition for Writ of Mandamus v. Alabama Environmental Management Commission |
| n.k.a., n/k/a | Now known as | Bernasek n.k.a. Staron v. Bernasek |
| nunc pro tunc | After a deadline and given retroactive effect | Application of West for Admission to the Bar nunc pro tunc |
| pendente lite | Pending the suit; during the litigation | Parsley, Administrator Pendente Lite v. Harlan |
| petitioner | Party filing a petition | Walton, Petitioner v. Walton, etc., et al., Respondents |
| plaintiff | Party bringing a civil action by filing a complaint | Oetting, Plaintiff v. United States, Defendant |
| plaintiff in error | Appellant | Miles, Plaintiff in Error v. Justice of the Peace Court #13 |
| pro forma | As a matter of form | Pentecostal Church of God of America, a Pro Forma Corporation v. Hughlett |
| pro hac vice | For this occasion | Mohawk Assoc. and Furlough, Inc., as Owner Pro Hac Vice of the Tug Mohawk for exoneration from liability |
| Term | Definition | Example |
| pro se | For one's own behalf; appearing for oneself | Loftin, Individually, pro se v. United States |
| quasi | As if; analogous to | Mount Carbon Metropolitan District, a Quasi-Municipal Corporation, v. Lake George Co. |
| respondent | Appellee | Forehand, Petitioner v. Fogg, Respondent |
| sub nom | Under the name | Jones v. Lujan, sub nom. Hodel |
| versus, vs., v. | Against | Roe v. Wade |
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