Legal terminology · Courts & proceedings
coram nobis — Before us
coram nobis means before us. Latin source words and legal terminology examples: A writ of coram nobis.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Before us
- Latin: coram nobis
Examples and word parts
A writ of coram nobis
An exceptional request for the court that entered a judgment to correct a fundamental error under the applicable rules.
Word parts: coram (before) + nobis (us)
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Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals legal terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.