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IN SPECIE

Specific; specifically. Thus, to decree performance in specie is to decree specific performance.In kind; in the same or like form. A tiling is said to exist in spccic when it retains itsexistence

IN STATU QUO

In the condition in which it was. See STATUS QUO.In stipnlationibus cnm quseritur quid actum sit verba contra stipulatorem interpretandasunt. In the construction of agreements words are interpreted against theperson using them.

IN STIRPES

In the law of Intestate succession. According to the roots or stocks; byrepresentation; as distinguished from succession per capita. See IJEB STIRPES; PER CAPITA.

IN SUBSIDIUM

In aid. In sno quisqne negotio bebetior est quam in alieno. Every one is more dull in hisown business than in another’s.

IN TANTUM

In so much; so much; so far; so greatly. Reg. Orig. 07, 10G.

IN TERROREM

In terror or warning; by way of threat. Applied to legacies givenupon condition that the recipient shall not dispute the validity or the dispositions of thewill; such a condition being usually regarded

IN TERROREM POPULI

Lat. To the terror of the people. A technical phrase necessary in indictments for riots. 4 Car. & P. 373.BL.LAW DICT.(2D ED.)

IN TOTO

In the whole; wholly; completely ; as the award is void in toto.In toto et pars continetur. In thewhole the part also is contained. Dig. 50, 17, 113.In traditionibns scriptorum, non quod

IN TRAJECTU

In the passage over; on tbe voyage over. See Sir William Scott 3 C. Rob. Adm. 141.

IN TRANSITU

In transit; on the way or passage; while passing from one person or place to another. 2 Kent. Comm. 510-552; More v. Lott, 13 Nev. 383; Amory MI’g. Co. v. Gulf, etc..

IN VACUO

Without object; without concomitants or coherence.

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

INADEQUATE

Insufficient; disproportionate ; lacking in effectiveness or iu conformityto a prescribed standard or measure.

INADMISSIBLE

That which, under the established rules of law, cannot be admittedor received: e. g., parol evidence to contradict a written contract.

INADVERTENCE

Heedlessness; lack of attention; failure of a person to pay carefuland prudent attention to the progress of a negotiation or a proceeding in court bywhich his rights may be affected. Used chiefly

INSDIFICATIO

Lat. In the civil law. Building ou another’s land with one’sown materials, or on one’s own land with another’s materials.

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