En ventre sa mere, the Glossary
The Law French phrase en ventre sa mere ("in its mother's womb") refers to a fetus in utero and is commonly used in Legal English.[1]
Table of Contents
23 relations: Appeal, Authority, Common law, Court, Court of Appeal in Chancery, Damages, Fetus, French language, Inheritance, Jurisdiction, Law French, Lawsuit, Legal English, Nasciturus pro iam nato habetur, quotiens de commodis eius agitur, Paternity law, Plaintiff, Posthumous birth, Principle, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Tort, Uterus, Will and testament.
- 19th-century neologisms
- Family law legal terminology
- French legal terminology
Appeal
In law, an appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official decision.
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Authority is commonly understood as the legitimate power of a person or group over other people.
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Common law
Common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions.
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Court
A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.
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Court of Appeal in Chancery
The Court of Appeal in Chancery was created in 1851 to hear appeals of decisions and decrees made in the Chancery Court.
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Damages
At common law, damages are a remedy in the form of a monetary award to be paid to a claimant as compensation for loss or injury.
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Fetus
A fetus or foetus (fetuses, foetuses, rarely feti or foeti) is the unborn offspring that develops from a mammal embryo.
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French language
French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.
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Inheritance
Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual.
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Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin juris 'law' + dictio 'speech' or 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice.
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Law French
Law French (Lawe Frensch) is an archaic language originally based on Anglo-Norman, but increasingly influenced by Parisian French and, later, English. En ventre sa mere and law French are French legal terminology.
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Lawsuit
A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or more parties (the defendant) in a civil court of law.
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Legal English
Legal English, also known as legalese, is a register of English used in legal writing and the technical jargon of the legal profession as used in the English-speaking world and in jurisdictions that use legal system(es) fully or partially based on the Common Law.
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Nasciturus pro iam nato habetur, quotiens de commodis eius agitur
Nasciturus pro iam nato habetur, quotiens de commodis eius agitur is a Latin legal maxim that refers to a law that grants or protects the right of a fetus to inherit property.
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Paternity law
Paternity law refers to body of law underlying legal relationship between a father and his biological or adopted children and deals with the rights and obligations of both the father and the child to each other as well as to others.
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Plaintiff
A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court.
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Posthumous birth
A posthumous birth is the birth of a child after the death of a parent.
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Principle
A principle is a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of beliefs or behavior or a chain of reasoning.
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Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of the state of West Virginia, the highest of West Virginia's state courts.
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System.
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Tort
A tort is a civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act.
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Uterus
The uterus (from Latin uterus,: uteri) or womb is the organ in the reproductive system of most female mammals, including humans, that accommodates the embryonic and fetal development of one or more embryos until birth.
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Will and testament
A will and testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property (estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person (executor) is to manage the property until its final distribution.
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See also
19th-century neologisms
- Épater la bourgeoisie
- Afghanistanism
- And did those feet in ancient time
- Austrian Riviera
- Béni-oui-oui
- Bohemianism
- Bon pour l'Orient
- Bosnian Cyrillic
- Byzantinism
- Carrot and stick
- Charwoman
- En ventre sa mere
- Flamingant
- Francien language
- Galanthophile
- Great power
- High society
- Iron maiden
- La donna è mobile
- Lace curtain and shanty Irish
- Libiamo ne' lieti calici
- Mister Charlie
- Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
- Petite bourgeoisie
- Russia for Russians
- Sacred cow (idiom)
- Sexual inversion (sexology)
- Shemale
- The customer is always right
- The show must go on
- Three Little Maids from School Are We
- Troll (gay slang)
- Underdog
- Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad
- Windjammer
Family law legal terminology
- Coverture
- En ventre sa mere
- English and Welsh bastardy laws
- Mature minor doctrine
- McKenzie friend
- Merger doctrine (family law)
- Possession proceedings
- Prohibited degree of kinship
- Ward (law)
French legal terminology
- Acte clair
- Affranchi
- Avoué
- Covin
- Crime of solidarity
- Droit du seigneur
- En banc
- En ventre sa mere
- Estoppel
- Force majeure
- Greffier
- Interpellation (philosophy)
- Judge Rapporteur
- Jura regalia
- Law French
- Le Roy le veult
- Natural person in French law
- Oyer and terminer
- Parquet (legal)
- Procès-verbal
- Puisne
- Purlieu
- Quasi-delict
- Rapporteur Judge
- Replevin
- Rescript
- Retorsion
- Scènes à faire
- Travaux préparatoires
- Voir dire
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_ventre_sa_mere
Also known as In ventre sa mere.