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IMPERTINENCE

Irrelevancy; the fault of not properly pertaining to the issue orproceeding. The introduction of any matters into a bill, answer, or other pleading orproceeding in a suit, which are not properly before

IMPOSITION

An impost; tax; contribution. Paterson v. Society, 24 N. J. Law, 400;Singer Mfg. Co. v. Ileppenheimer, 58 N. J. Law, 033, 34 Atl. 1001, 32 L. 11. A. 643.

IMPRISTI

Adherents; followers. Those who side with or take the part of another,either in his defense or otherwise.

IN ACTION

Attainable or recoverable by action; not in possession. A term applied toproperty of which a party has not the possession, but only 5 right to recover it byaction. Things in action are

IN BONIS

Among the goods or property; in actual possession. Inst. 4, 2, 2. In bonisdcfuncti, among the goods of the deceased.

IN CORPORE

In body or substance; in a material thing or object.

IN EXTENSO

In extension; at full length ; from beginning to end, leaving out nothing.

IN FULL LIFE

Continuing in both physical and civil existence; that is, neither actuallydead nor civiliter mortuus.

IN INVITUM

Against an unwilling party; against one not assenting. A term appliedto proceedings against an adverse party, to which he does not consent.

IN OMNIBUS

In all things; on all points. “A case parallel in omnibus.” 10 Mod. 104.In omnibus contractibus, sive nomi- natis sive innominatis, permutatio con- tinetur.In all contracts, whether nominate or innominate, an exchange

IN POSSE

In possibility ; not in actual existence. See IN ESSE.

IN TRANSITU

In transit; on the way or passage; while passing from one person or place to another. 2 Kent. Comm. 510-552; More v. Lott, 13 Nev. 383; Amory MI’g. Co. v. Gulf, etc..

INCENDIARY

A house-burner; one guilty of arson; one who maliciously and willfullysets another person’s building on fire.Incendinm sere alieno non exuit debitor em. Cod. 4, 2, 11. A fire does not release a

INCLOSED LANDS

Lands which are actually inclosed and surrounded with fences.Tapsell v. Crosskey, 7 Mees. & W. 410; Kimball v. Carter, 05 Va. 77, 27 S. E. S23, 38 L.R. A. 570; Daniels v.

INCORPOREAL

Without body ; not of material nature; the opposite of “corporeal,” (g. v.)

IDEM

Lat The same. According to Lord Coke, “idem” has two significations, sc.,idem syllabis seu verbis, (the same in syllables or words,) and idem re et scnsu, (thesame in substance and in sense.)

IFUNGIA

In old English law. The finest white bread, formerly called “cocked bread.” Blount.

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