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coram non judice

[ kawr-am non joo-di-see, kohr-am ]

/ ˈkɔr æm nɒn ˈdʒu dɪˌsi, ˈkoʊr æm /

adverb Law.

before a court lacking the authority to hear and decide the case in question.

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Nearby words

corallite, coralloid, coralroot, coram judice, coram nobis, coram non judice, coram populo, corantijn, coranto, corazón, corban

Origin of coram non judice

1600–10; < Latin: in the presence of one not a judge

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019