IN NUBIBUS

Definition and Citations:

In the clouds; in abeyance; in custody of law. In mibibus, in marc, interra, vel in custodiO legis, iu the air, sea. or earth, or in the custody of the law. Tayl.Gloss. In case of abeyance, the inheritance is figuratively said to rest in nu- bibus, or ingrcmio legis.