rectus in curia

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rectus in curia - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  RECTUS IN CURIA. Right in court. One who stands at the bar, and no one 
  objects any offence, or prefers any charge against him. 
       2. When a person outlawed has reversed his outlawry, so that he can 
  have the benefit of the law, he is said to be rectus in curia. Jacob, L. D. 
  h.t.