Forma

I. Form; the prescribed form of judicial proceedings; a form prescribed by statute. Forma dat esse: form gives being. Forma et flgura jndicii: the form and shape of judgment or judicial action. Forma legalis forma essentialis: legal form is essential form. Forma non observato, infertnr adnnllatio actus: where form is not observed, a nullity of the act is inferred. Forma pauperis: v. In forma pauperis.