Thank You Both! Every profession has its' own language! In law it was generally Latin! An example "RES IPSA LOQUITER" 'The facts speak for themselves'! Which was unusual! Our laws were based on English common law. Its present although often we never notice! Speaking of job titles for example the title 'Sheriff' was derived from old England. The word sheriff cam from 2 words. The first 'shire' means county and 'reeve' the Kings representative to collect taxes and solve petty disputes. He wasoften hated as he was also the tax collector! The shire reeve or sheriff One exception was Louisana has its' basis in the French Napoleanic code and is similar although different in some respects. Their Bar exam is brutal and takes over 20 hours!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Louisiana Eric