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IN CORPORE

In body or substance; in a material thing or object.

IN CRASTINO

On the morrow. In crastino Animarum, on the morrow of All Souls. 1 Bl. Comm. 342.In criminalibus, probationes debent esse lucc clariores. In criminal cases, the proofsought to be clearer than light.

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 DIEM

For a day; for the space of a day. Calvin.In disjtinctivis sufficit alteram partem esse vcram. In disjunctives it is sufficient thateither part be true. Where a condition is in tbe disjunctive,

IN DOMINICO

In demesne. In do- minicn suo ut de fcodo, in his demesne as of fee.

IN DORSO

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 DUBIO

In doubt; in a state of uncertainty, or in a doubtful case.In dubio, liaec legis constructio quam verba ostendunt. In a case of doubt, that Isthe construction of the law which the

IN DUPLO

In double. Dumna in du- plo, double damages. Fleta, lib. 4, c. 10,

IN EMULATIONEM VICINI

In envy or hatred of a neighbor. Where an act isdone, or action brought, solely to hurt or distress another, it is said to be in emulationemvicini. 1 Kames, Eq. 50.In eo

IN EQUITY

In a court of equity, as distinguished from a court of law; in thepurview, consideration, or contemplation of equity; according to the doctrines of equity.

IN ESSE

In being. Actually existing. Distinguished from in posse, which means “thatwhich is not, but may be.” A child before birth is in posse; after birth, in esse.

IN EVIDENCE

Included in the evidence already adduced. The “facts in evidence” aresuch as have already been proved in the cause.

IN EXITU

In issue. De materia in cxitu, of the matter in issue. 12 Mod. 372.In expositione instrumentorum, mala grammatica, quod fieri potest, vitanda est. Inthe construction of instruments, bad grammar is to be

IN EXTENSO

In extension; at full length ; from beginning to end, leaving out nothing.

IN EXTREMIS

Iu extremity; in the last extremity; in the last illness. 2 Bl. Comm.375, 500; Prince v. llazleton, 20 Johus. (N. Y.) 502, 11 Am. Dec. 307. A yens inextremis, being in extremity.

IN FACIE ECCLESLX

In the face of the church. A term applied in the law of Englandto marriages, which are required to be solemnized in a parish church or public chapel,unless by dispensation or license.

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