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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.

INHERENT RIGHT

a term that means the fundamental right a person has. See inalienable right.

INSECURITY CLAUSE

the name given to a clause in a contract that allows the creditor to force the debtor to make the full payment.

INSTRUMENT INTER PARTES

a Latin phrase describing a written document that records the transactions between 2 or more parties.

INCITING TO RIOT

a term that means to arouse to action that is unlawful and possibly violent.

IMPERSONATE

the term that describes a person who is pretending to be someone else.

INFIRMITY

1. used to describe a disease or an illness that is often permanent and make a person ineligible to take out an insurance policy. 2. A defect in a deed or document.

INDETERMINATE SENTENCE

This term applies to a jail sentence without a set period but it falls between the minimum and maximum time for the crime.

INCONTESTABLE CLAUSE

a clause in insurance policies that the insurance company can’t contest after period of time has passed.

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