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IN RERUM NATURA

In the nature of things; in the realm of actuality; in existence.In a dilatory plea, an allegation that the plaintiff is not in rerum natura is equivalent toaverring that the person named

IN SCRINIO JUDICIS

In the writing- case of the judge; among the judge’s papers.”That is a thing that rests in serinio judieis, and does not appear iu the body of thedecree.” Ilardr. 51.

IN SOLIDO

In the civil law. For the whole; as a whole. An obligation in solido is onewhere each of the several obligors is liable for the whole; that is. it is joint and

IN SOLIDUM

For the whole. Si plures sint fidejussores, quotquot erunt nu- mero,singuli in solidum tenentur, if there be several sureties, however numerous they may be, they are individually bound for thewhole debt. Inst.

IN SOLO

In the soil or ground. In solo alieno, in another’s ground. In solo proprio,in one’s own ground. 2 Steph. Comm. 20.

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.

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