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INDIFFERENT
Impartial; unbiased; disinterested. People v. Vermilyea, 7 Cow. (N. Y.) 122; Fox v. Hills, 1 ConH. 307.

Impartial; unbiased; disinterested. People v. Vermilyea, 7 Cow. (N. Y.) 122; Fox v. Hills, 1 ConH. 307. Less...
INDIGENA
In old English law. A subject born; one born within the realm, or naturalized by act of parliament Co. Litt 8a. The opposite of "alimigena," (q. v.)

In old English law. A subject born; one born within the realm, or naturalized by act of parliament Co. Litt 8a. The opposite of "alimigena," (q. v.) Less...
INDIGENT
In a general sense an "indigent" person is one who is'needy and poor, or one who has not sufficient property to furnish him a living nor any one able to support him and to whom he is entitled to look for support. See Storrs Agricultural School v. % Whitney, 54 More...

In a general sense an "indigent" person is one who is'needy and poor, or one who has not sufficient property to furnish him a living nor any one able to support him and to whom he is entitled to look for support. See Storrs Agricultural School v. % Whitney, 54 Conn. 342, 8 Atl. 141; Juneau County v. Wood County, 109 Wis. 330, 85 N. W" 387 ; City of Lynchburg v. Slaughter, 75 Va. 62. The laws of some of the states distinguish between "paupers" and "Indigent persons," the latter being persons who have no property or source of income sufficient for their support aside from their own labor, though self-supporting when able to work and In employment. See In re Hybart, 119 N. C. 359, 25 S. E. 963; People v. Schoharie County, 121 N. Y. 345, 24 N. E. 830; Rev. St Mo. 1899, ? 4894 (Am. St 1906, p. 2616). Less...
INDIGNITY
In the law of divorce, a species of cruelty addressed to the mind, sensibilities, self-respect, or personal honor of the subject, rather than to the body, and defined as "unmerited contemptuous conduct towards another; any action towards' another which manifests contempt for him; contumely, incivility, or injury accompanied with insult." More...

In the law of divorce, a species of cruelty addressed to the mind, sensibilities, self-respect, or personal honor of the subject, rather than to the body, and defined as "unmerited contemptuous conduct towards another; any action towards' another which manifests contempt for him; contumely, incivility, or injury accompanied with insult." Coble v. Coble, 55 N. C. 395; Erwin v. Erwin, 57 N. C. 84; Hooper v. Hooper, 19 Mo. 357; Goodman v. Goodman, 80 Mo. App. 281; 1 Bish. Mar. & Div. ? 826. But the phrase "indignities to the person," as used in statutes, has reference to bodily Indignities, as distinguished from such as may be offered to the mind, sensibilities, or reputation. Cheatham v. Cheatham, 10 Mo. 298; Butler v. Butler, 1 Pars. Bq. Cas. (Pa.) 329; Kurtz v. Kurtz, 38 Ark. 123. But compare Miller v. Miller, 78 N. C 105. Less...
INDIRECT
A term almost always used in law in opposition to "direct" though not the only antithesis of the latter word, as the terms "collateral" and "cross" are sometimes used in contrast with "direct". As to indirect "Confession," "Contempt," "Evidence," and "Tax," see those titles.

A term almost always used in law in opposition to "direct" though not the only antithesis of the latter word, as the terms "collateral" and "cross" are sometimes used in contrast with "direct". As to indirect "Confession," "Contempt," "Evidence," and "Tax," see those titles. Less...
INDISPENSABLE
That which cannot be spared, omitted, or dispensed with. -Indispensable evidence. See EVIDENCE.- Indispensable parties. In a suit in equity, tjjose who not only have an interest in the subject-matter of the controversy, but an interest of such a nature that a final decree cannot be made without either affecting More...

That which cannot be spared, omitted, or dispensed with. -Indispensable evidence. See EVIDENCE.- Indispensable parties. In a suit in equity, tjjose who not only have an interest in the subject-matter of the controversy, but an interest of such a nature that a final decree cannot be made without either affecting their interests or leaving the controversy in such a condition that its final determination may be wholly inconsistent with equity and good conscience. Shields v. Barrow, 17 How. 139, 15 L. Ed. 158; Ken-dig v. Dean. 97 U. S. 425, 24 U Ed. 1061; Mallow v. Hinde, 12 Wheat 193, 6 I* Ed. 599. Less...
INDISTANTER
Forthwith; without delay.

Forthwith; without delay. Less...
INDITEE
L. Fr. In old English law. A person indicted. Mirr. c 1, $ 3; 9 Coke, pref.

L. Fr. In old English law. A person indicted. Mirr. c 1, $ 3; 9 Coke, pref. Less...
INDIVIDUAL
As a noun, this term denotes a single person as distinguished from a group or class, and also, very commonly, a private or natural person as distinguished from a partnership, corporation, or association ; but it is said that this restrictive signification is not necessarily inherent in the word, and More...

As a noun, this term denotes a single person as distinguished from a group or class, and also, very commonly, a private or natural person as distinguished from a partnership, corporation, or association ; but it is said that this restrictive signification is not necessarily inherent in the word, and that it may, in proper cases, include artificial persons. See Bank of U. S. v. State, 12 Smedes A M. (Miss.) 460; State v. Bell Telephone Co., 36 Ohio St 310, 38 Am. Rep. 583; Pennsylvania R. Co. v. Canal Com'rs, 21 Pa. 20. As an adjective, "individual" means pertaining or belonging to, or characteristic of, one single person, either in opposition to a firm, association, or corporation, or considered in his relation thereto.- -Individual assets. In the law of partnership, property belonging to a member of a partnership as his separate and private fortune, apart from the assets or property belonging to the firm as such or the partner's interest therein/*-Individual debts. Such as are due from a member of a partnership in his private or personal capacity, as distinguished from those due from the firm or partnership. Goddard v. Hapgood. 25 Vt. 360, 60 Am. Dec. 272.-Individual system of location. A term formerly used in Pennsylvania to designate the location of public lands by surveys, in which the land called for by each warrant was separately surveyed. Ferguson v. Bloom, 144 Pa. 549, 23 Atl. 49. Less...
INDIVIDUUM
Lat In the civil law. That cannot be divided. Calvin.

Lat In the civil law. That cannot be divided. Calvin. Less...

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