Curia

A court of justice; a court, or the court. Compare Forum. Curia advisari vult. The court desires to deliberate — over the matter: the court reserves its decision, for the present. Abbreviated cur. ad. vult., and c. a. v. Originally, an entry upon the record of a cause, just argued, indicating that a decision would be rendered by and by. Later, it denoted a suspension of judgment until the court could examine the matter fully.

Curia regis

The king's court. Per curiam. By the court. A formula by which a judge may express the assent of the court to a thing asked, or by which a court may make any order whatever. Prefixed to a decision, may imply that the law in the case is too well settled to require either argument or elucidation.' Rectus in curia. Right (unimpeached) in court, or before a court. The condition of a person who stands before a court with no charge of misconduct preferred against him, or cleared or purged of a charge. See under Actus; Amicus; Causa.