IN ARTICULO
In a moment; immediately. Cod. 1, 34, 2.
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In a moment; immediately. Cod. 1, 34, 2.
In consideration thereof. 3 Salk. 04, pi. 5.
In envy or hatred of a neighbor. Where an act isdone, or action brought, solely to hurt or distress another, it is said to be in emulationemvicini. 1 Kames, Eq. 50.In eo
Lat. At the end. Used, in references, to indicate that the passage cited is atthe end of a book, chapter, section, etc.
Infinitely; Indefinitely. Imports indefiuite succession or continuance.
On the deathbed. Fleta, lib. 5, c. 2S,
In the notes.In novo casu, novum remcdium appo- nendum est. 2 Inst. 3. A new remedy Is to be applied to a new case.
For pious uses; for religious purposes. 2 Bl. Comm. 505.
A thing is said to lie in render when it must be rendered or given by the tenant; as rent. It is said to lie in prender when it consists in the
Lat. To the terror of the people. A technical phrase necessary in indictments for riots. 4 Car. & P. 373.BL.LAW DICT.(2D ED.)
In Saxon law. A security, pledge, or hypotheca, consisting of the chattelsof a person unable to obtain a personal “borg,” or surety.
To arouse; stir up; instigate; sec in motion; as, to “incite” a riot. Also, generally, in criminal law to instigate, persuade,or move another to commit a crime; iu this sense nearly synonymous
Want of chastity; Indulgence in unlawful carnal connection. Lucasv. Nichols, 52 N. C. 35; State v. Ilewlin, 128 X. C. 571, 37 S. E. 952.
A memorandum of debt, consisting of these letters, (“I owe you,”) a sum ofmoney, and the debtor’s signature, is termed an “I O U.” Kinney v. Flynn, 2 R. I. 329.
This Is the name of an old writ which directs the sheriff to inquire whether a man be anidiot or not. The inquisition is to be made by a jury of twelve
That which is contrary to law; it is usually applied to bastards, orchildren born out of lawful wedlock.The Louisiana Code divided illegitimate children into two classes: (1) Those bornfrom two persons who,
See EMBRACERY.
For the meaning of this phrase inthe constitution of the United States, see 2 Story, Const.
As used in various legal compound terms, this word means defective orincomplete; wanting in some legal or formal requisite; wanting in legal sanction oreffectiveness; as in speaking of imperfect “obligations,” “ownership,” “rights,”
Intendment or inference, as distinguished from the actual expressionof a thing in words. In a will, an estate may pass by mere implication, without anyexpress words to direct its course. 2 Bl.
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