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Category: I

INDIAN RESERVATION

This term applies to an area of land that has been set aside for use and occupation by American Indian tribes.

INOPERATIVE WILL

will not operative because the grants and bequests are contrary to the existing laws.

IMMATERIAL ISSUE

used to describe an issue that is not important or relevant and can’t influence a trial’s outcome.

INSURANCE FRATERNAL

the insurance policy for life, accident or disability for a person who is a member of a fraternal organisation.

IN PERSONAM

a term that is used that describes a suit that is brought against a person as against one about a certain thing.

INCARCERATE

the term that describes confining a person to prison or jail.

IMMODERATE

a term used to describe something that is unreasonable or beyond the normal bounds.

ILLEGAL ALIEN

This term is given to a foreigner living in the US with no right to stay who has taken no steps to become a citizen.

INTERCEPTION

phrase that means a wiretap or the intercepting of messages.

IMPROVIDENT JUDGMENT

the term that is given to a judgement or an order handed down by a court that has been based on erroneous information.

IMPROBABLE

a term that means a thing is difficult to believe such as improbable testimony or alibi.

IMPLIED POWERS

This term applies to the authority that a public official has due to the nature of their duties.

INCURRED

This means to bring upon yourself or to happen to your self.

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