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  • IN TANTUM
    In so much; so much; so far; so greatly. Reg. Orig. 97, 106.
  • IN TERMINIS TERMINANTIBUS
    In terms of determination;- exactly in point. 11 Coke, 40b. In express or determinate terms. 1 Leon. 93.
  • IN TERROREM
    In terror or warning; by way of threat. Applied to legacies given upon condition that the recipient shall not dispute the validity or the dispositions of the will; such a condition being usually regarded as a mere 'threat
  • IN TERROREM POPULI
    Lat. To the terror of the people. A technical phrase necessary in indictments for riots. 4 Car. A P. 373. In testamentis plexius testatoris intentionem lorntamur. In wills we more especially seek out the Intention of the testator. 3 Bulst. 103; Broom, Max. 555. In testamentis plenius voluntate tes-tantium interpretantur. More...
  • IN TESTIMONIUM
    Lat. In witness; in evidence whereof.
  • IN TOTIDEM VERBIS
    In so many words; in precisely the same words; word for word
  • IN TOTO
    In the whole; wholly; completely ; as the award is void in toto. In toto et pars continetur. In the whole the part also is contained. Dig. 50, 17, 113. In traditionibus scriptorum, non quod dictum est, sed quod gestum est, inspi-citur. In the delivery of writings, not what is More...
  • IN TRAJECTU
    In the passage over; on the 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. 540552; More v. Lott 13 Nev. 383; Amory Mfg. Co. v. Gulf, etc.. R. Co.. 89 Tex. 419, 37 S. W. 856. 59 Am. St. Rep. 65. On the voyage. 1 More...
  • IN VACUO
    Without object; without concomitants or coherence.
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