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
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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
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
In fact; in deed. In facto dicit, in fact says. 1 Salk. 22, pi. 1.In facto quod se habet ad bonum et malum, magis de bono quam de malo lexintendit. In an
In a large quantity or sum; without division or particulars; by wholesale.Green v. Taylor, 10 Fed. Cas. No. 1,120.At large; not annexed to or dependent upon another thing. Common in gross is
In law; according to law. In the Roman practice, the procedure in anaction was divided into two stages. The first was said to be in jure; it took place beforethe prsetor, and
The entry on the record where a party was in mercy was. “Ideoin miscricordia,” etc. Sometimes “miser icordia” means the being quit of all amercements.
In equal fault; equally culpable or criminal; in a case of equalfault or guilt. See Itozell v. Vansyckle, 11 Wash. 79, 39 Pac. 270.In pari delicto potior est conditio possidentis, [defendentis.] In
At the present time. 2 Rl. Comm. 100. Used in opposition to in futuro.See Van Wyck v. Knevals, 100 U. S. 3G0, 1 Sup. Ct. 336, 27 L. Ed. 201.In prsesentia majoris
In the soil or ground. In solo alieno, in another’s ground. In solo proprio,in one’s own ground. 2 Steph. Comm. 20.
Present to the minds of men, and in full force and operation.
Commencement; opening; initiation. The beginning of the operation ofa contract or will, or of a note, mortgage, lien, etc.; the beginning of a cause or suit iucourt. Oriental Hotel Co. v. Griffiths,
In English law. Inclosure is the act of freeing land from rights ofcommon, commonable rights, and generally all rights which obstruct cultivation and theproductive employment of labor on the soil.Also, an artificial
Without body ; not of material nature; the opposite of “corporeal,” (g. v.)
Lat That is. Commonly abbreviated “i. e.”Id perfectum est quod ez omnibus suia partibus constat. That is perfect whichconsists of all its parts. 9 Coke, 9.Id possumus quod de jure possumus.Lane, 110.
Lat. In the civil and common law. Sufficient; competent; fit or proper;responsible; unimpeachable. Ido- ncus homo, a responsible or solvent person; a goodand lawful man. Sufficient; adequate ; satisfactory. Idonea cautio, sufficient
Not leviable; that cannot or ought not to be levied. Cowell.
A brook, gutter, or water- passage. Cowell.
To weaken, diminish, or relax, or otherwise affect in an injurious manner.Davey v. /Etna L. Ins. Co. (C. C.) 20 Fed. 4S2; State v. Carew, 13 Rich. Law (S. C.) 541.91 Am.
Emperor. The title of the Roman emperors, and also of the Kings ofEngland before the Norman conquest. Cod. 1, 14, 12; 1 Bl. Comm. 242. See EMPEROR.
Such things as are used or employed for a trade, or furniture of ahouse. Coolidge v. Choate, 11 Mete. (Mass.)Whatever may supply wants; particularly applied to tools, utensils, vessels,instruments of labor; as,