Your Free Online Legal Dictionary • Featuring Black’s Law Dictionary, 2nd Ed.

Category: I

IN CUJUS REI TESTIMONIUM

In testimony whereof. The initial words of the concluding clause of ancient deeds iu Latin,literally translated in the English forms.

IN GENERALI PASSAGIO

In the general passage; that is, on the journey to Palestinewith the general company or body of Crusaders. This term was of frequent occurrencein the old law of essoins, as a meaus

IN ITINERE

In eyre; on a journey or circuit. In old English law, the justices initinere (or in eyre) were those who made a circuit through the kingdom once in sevenyears for the purposes

IN MEDIAS RES

Into the heart of the subject, without preface or introduction.

IN PRSMISSORTJM FIDEM

In confirmation or attestation of the premises. A notarial phrase.In proeparatoriis ad judicium favetur actori. 2 Inst. 57. In things precedingjudgment the plaintiff is favored.

IN SOLIDUM

For the whole. Si plures sint fidejussores, quotquot erunt nu- mero,singuli in solidum tenentur, if there be several sureties, however numerous they may be, they are individually bound for thewhole debt. Inst.

IN VINCULIS

In chains; in actual custody. Gilb. Forum Rom. 97.Applied also, figuratively, to the condition of a person who is compelled to submit toterms which oppression and his necessities impose on him. 1

INCH

A measure of length, containing one-twelfth part of a foot; originally supposed equal to three barleycorns.

INCLUSIVE

Embraced; comprehended; comprehending the stated limits or extremes. Opposed to “exclusive.”

INCREASE

The produce of laud; (>>) the offspring of animals.

IDEM PER IDEM

The same for the same. An illustration of a kind that really adds no additional element to the consideration of the question.Idem semper antecedent! proximo refertur. Co. Litt. G85. “The same” is

IGLISE

L. Fr. A church. Kelham. Another form of “eglise.”

ILLITERATE

Unlettered; ignorant; unlearned. Generally used of one who cannotread and write. See In re Succession of Carroll, 28 La. Ann. 388.

IMMIGRATION

The coming Into a country of foreigners for purposes of permanentresidence. The correlative term “emigration” denotes the act of such persons in leavingtheir former country.

IMPEACHMENT

A criminal proceeding against a public officer, before a quasipolitical court, instituted by a written accusation called “articles of impeachment;” forexample, a written accusation by the house of representatives of the United

IMPETRARE

In old English practice. To obtain by request, as a writ or privilege.Bract, fols. 57, 1726. This application of the word seems to be derived from the civillaw. Calvin.

IMPOSTS

Taxes, duties, or impositions. A duty on imported goods or merchandise.Story, Const.

IMPROPRIATE RECTOR

In ecclesiastical law. Commonly signifies a lay rector asopposed to a spiritual rector; just as impropriate tithes are tithes in the hands of a layowner, as opposed to appropriate tithes, which are

Topic Archives:

Disclaimer

This site contains general legal information but does not constitute professional legal advice for your particular situation. The Law Dictionary is not a law firm, and this page does not create an attorney-client or legal adviser relationship. If you have specific questions, please consult a qualified attorney licensed in your jurisdiction.