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IN BANK

A term used to describe a court when all of the judges are sitting.

INSURANCE LIFE

an insurance policy that pays an amount on the death of a person.

INELIGIBLE

This is the term that means not to be qualified or to be disqualified from holding a public office.

ITINERANT VENDOR

the name given to a seller who travels from place to place to sell his wares.

INCARCERATE

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

IN STATUS QUO

a Latin phrase that means without change and in the same situation as it was.

INDIRECT TAX

a tax that is not levied on the value of property but on another consideration.

IMPEACHMENT OF WITNESS

where the believability of a witness is questioned that is based on the testimony from other witnesses.

INTERLOCUTORY DECREE

the term given to a temporary determination or judgement that is made before or during determination.

ILLEGAL CONSIDERATION

This term applies to an agreement or a contract that of carried out will be contrary to public interest.

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