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Question	Answer
Magna culpa	Great fault; gross negligence
Mala fides	bad faith; in bad faith
Malfeasance	The commission or performance of an unlawful or wrongful act
Mens rea	evil doing; a guilty mind, criminal intent
Misfeasance	The improper performance of an act that a person may lawfully do
M'Naghten Rule	The test applied for the defence of insanity. An accused is not criminally responsible if, at the time of committing the act, he was laboring under such a defect of reason from disease of the mind as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing or, if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong
Moot	a subject for argument, with no significance or practical value; a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
Mortgage	an interest in land created by a written instrument providing security for the performance of a duty of the payment of debt.
Mortgagee	The lender of a mortgage (e.g. the bank)
mortis causa	by reason of death; in contemplation of death
mutatis mutandis	with the necessary changes in detail having been made
nemo est supra leges	no one is above the law
nisi decree	an interim decree or order which will ripen into a final decree or order unless something changes or some event takes place
nolens volens	whether willing or unwilling; consenting or not
non compos mentis	not sound of mind; insane
non est factum	not my deed; a plea or defence denying the execution of an instrument sued upon
nonfeasance	substantial failure to perform a required legal duty
non sequitur	it does not follow
nulla bona	no goods; no good food; the name of the return made by the sheriff to a writ of execution, when he has not found any goods of the defendant within his jurisdiction on which he could levy
parachronism	error in the computation of time
parens patriae	parent of the country; the principle that the state must care for those who cannot take care of themselves
pari causa	with equal right; upon an equal footing; equivalent in rights or claims
pari passu	by an equal progress; without preference
parol evidence	oral or verbal evidence
per capita	by the heads or polls; according to the number of individuals; share and share alike
per curiam	by the court (as opposed to any one judge)
per diem	by the day; an allowance or amount of so much per day
per incuriam	through inadvertence
perpetuity	continuing forever
per se	by itself; in itself; taken alone; simply as such; unconnected with other matters
persona non grata	person not wanted; and undesirable person
per stirpes	by roots or stocks; by representation (the opposite of per capita)
post facto	after the fact
prima facie	evidence sufficient "on its face"; at first sight; a fact presumed to be true unless disproved by some evidence to the contrary
proscription	an imposed restraint or restriction; in litigation, the proscription date is the date on which the limitation period expries
Quantum meruit	an amount of recover that is "as much as deserved"; so much as he has earned; measures recovery under an implied contract to pay compensation as reasonable value of services rendered
Quash	to overthrow; to abate; to vacate; to annul; to make void
Quasi	as if; almost as it were; analogous to; a term used to mark a resemblance and supposes a difference between two objects
Quid pro quo	something for something; what for what (you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours)
mortgagor	the borrower in a mortgage agreement (e.g. the purchaser of a property)

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