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IN MITIORI SENSU

In the milder sense; in the less aggravated acceptation. Inactions of slander, it was formerly the rule that, if the words alleged would admit of twoconstructions, they should be taken in the

IN PARI MATERIA

Upon the same matter or subject. Statutes in pari materia are toconstrued together. United Society v. Eagle Bank, 7 Conn. 457; State v. Ger- hardt, 145Ind. 439, 44 N. E. 409, 33

IN STIRPES

In the law of Intestate succession. According to the roots or stocks; byrepresentation; as distinguished from succession per capita. See IJEB STIRPES; PER CAPITA.

INADVERTENCE

Heedlessness; lack of attention; failure of a person to pay carefuland prudent attention to the progress of a negotiation or a proceeding in court bywhich his rights may be affected. Used chiefly

INCIDERE

Lat In the civil and old J English law. To fall into. Calvin.To fall out; to happen; to come to pass. Calvin.To fall upon or under; to become subject or liable to.

INCOMMUTABLE

Not capable of or entitled to be commuted. See COMMUTATION.

INCULPATORY

In the law of evidence. Going or tending to establish guilt; intendedto establish guilt; criminative. Burrill, Circ. Ev. 251, 252.

IDES

A division of time among the Romans. In March, May, July, and October, theIdes were on the 15th of the month ; in the remaining months, on the 13th. Thismethod of reckoning

IGNORE

1. To be ignorant of. or unacquainted with.2. To disregard willfully; to refuse to recognize; to decline to take notice of. SeeCleburne County v. Morton, 09 Ark. 48, 00 3. W. 307.3.

ILLUSTRIOUS

The prefix to the title of a prince of the blood in England.

IMMOBILIS

Lat. Immovable. Immobilia or res immobile,?, immovable tilings, suchas lands and buildings. Mackeld. Rom. Law, | 100.

IMPEDIMENTS

Disabilities, or hindrances to the making of contracts, such ascoverture, infancy, want of reason, etc.In the civil law. Bars to marriage.Absolute impediments are those which prevent the person subject to them frommarrying

IMPRESCRIPTIBILITY

The state or quality of being incapable of prescription; not ofsuch a character that a right to it can be gained by prescription.

IMPROVEMENTS

A term used in leases, of doubtful meaning. It would seem toapply principally to buildings, though generally it extends to the amelioration of everydescription of property, whether real or personal; but, when

IN CHIEF

Principal; primary; directly obtained. A term applied to the evidenceobtained from a witness upon his examination in court by the party producing him.Tenure in chief, or in capite, is a holding directly

IN DORSO

On the back. 2 Bl. Comm. 468; 2 Steph. Comm. 164. In dnrso recordi,on the back of the record. 5 Coke, 45. Ilence the English indorse, indorsement, etc.In dubiis, benigniora praeferenda sunt.In

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