latin vocab 9-10

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syndicate

a gathering of people with a common interest

subpoena

a legal document summoning someone to court

mnemonic

aiding in memory

jurisdiction

area of influence

prognosis

expectations of the way something will turn out; prediction

reconnaissance

exploration to gain knowledge or information

notorious

famous in a negative way

impunity

freedom from punishment

punitive

intended to punish; penalizing

dic

justice

juris

law

nom, nem

law, custom, share

ment

mind

connoisseur

one who is knowledgeable about a subject

demented

out of ones mind; insane

amnesty

pardon for offenses

ratio

reason

autonomous

self-governing; independent

litigant

someone involved in a lawsuit

nemesis

something causing pain or harm; enemy

rational

sound in mind

mentality

state of mind

diagnosis

statement naming the cause of a condition

jurisprudence

study or science of law

litigation

the process of a lawsuit

ration

to divide and distribute evenly

gno

to know

not, noiss, naiss

to know

perjure

to lie under oath

liti

to press a lawsuit

pun

to punish; punishment, penalty

mne

to remember


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