Actual Definition: Movable property.
Alternate Definition: The sweet new ride your least favorite partner is going to buy once he can cut your allegedly overinflated salary.
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Showing posts with label Legalese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Legalese. Show all posts
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Legalese - Corpus Delicti
Actual definition: body of the crime, material evidence that crime has occurred.
Alternate definition: the latest brand of Axe Body Spray.
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Legalese - Ab Extra
Actual definition: From outside.
Alternate definition: What Dan Marino lost with the help of carefully prepackaged meals low on the glycemic index, loaded with good fiber, nutrition and protein.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Legalese - Ultra Vires
Actual definition: beyond the legal power or authority of a person, corporation, etc.
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Alternate definition: the title that is likely to be given to this year's swine flu pandemic
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Legalese - Pro Tanto
Alternate Definition: A big fan of the Lone Ranger's sidekick (phonetically speaking).
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Legalese - Ad Litem
Actual definition: For the purposes of the legal action only.
Alternate definition: The classifieds you use to spark your grill.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Legalese - In Camera
Actual definition: In private.
Alternate definition: Where those vacation pictures your parents took will be permanently stored.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Legalese - Ex Parte
Actual definition: Proceedings brought by one person in the absence of another.
Alternate definition: That big night out that your first wife had once the divorce was finalized.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Legalese - De Jure
Actual definition: Rightful, by right.
Alternate definition: That random collection of humanity that our judicial system relies on to administer rational, impartial verdicts.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Legalese - Ad Infinitum
Actual definition: Forever, without limit, infinity.
Alternate definition: One of those Sprint "Wireless Revolution" commercials where everything's in black and white and the CEO sounds like he's reading you a bedtime story.
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