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self-governing

Having the authority to govern itself independently, especially as a region or political unit, while often remaining part of a larger country or organ...

Adjective legal Level 1120
semi-autonomous

Having a considerable degree of self-government or independence while remaining partly controlled by a higher authority.

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state-sponsored

Financed, organized, supported, or officially promoted by a government or state.

Adjective legal Level 1120
ab initio

void or valid from the very beginning

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ad litem

appointed for the purposes of this lawsuit

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bona fide

made or held in good faith

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de facto

Existing in fact or practice, even if not officially recognized or legally established.

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de jure

existing by law, whatever the practice

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de novo

reheard from the beginning, giving no deference

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ex parte

with only one party present or heard

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ex post facto

applying to acts committed before the law was passed

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in forma pauperis

allowed to proceed without paying fees

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in limine

decided before trial, on the threshold

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in personam

directed against a specific person

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in re

in the matter of, naming a case with no opponent

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in rem

directed against a thing rather than a person

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intestate

having died without a valid will

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malum in se

wrong in itself, apart from any statute

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malum prohibitum

wrong only because a statute forbids it

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nunc pro tunc

given retroactive effect to an earlier date

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per capita

divided equally among individuals

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per curiam

By the court as a whole, rather than by a named individual judge; used especially of a judicial opinion or decision.

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per stirpes

divided among heirs by family branch

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prima facie

sufficient to establish a fact unless disproved

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pro bono

done without charge in the public interest

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pro hac vice

permitted to appear for this one case

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pro se

representing oneself without a lawyer

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sui generis

of its own kind, fitting no existing category

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ultra vires

Beyond the legal power or authority of a person, organization, or public body; unauthorized by law.

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void for vagueness

invalid because too unclear to give fair notice

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