First Principles of Business Law

Sources of law: case law
7. Information in law reports

7 .11. Special terms and phrases found in law reports

 

 

Although the trend is towards plain language in law, there are various special terms, phrases and abbreviations you may find in a law report.  Listed below are some of the commonly found terms and abbreviations. Click on them to see what they mean.

cur. adv. vult.

aliter

affirm

loc. cit.

contra

apply

ibid.

per incuriam

reverse

op. cit.

ultra vires

overrule

passim

supra

consider / discuss

per

infra

follow

semble

in banco

distinguish

 

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