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  • INJUSTICE
    The withholding or denial of justice. In law, almost invariably applied to the act, fault, or omission of a court, as distinguished from that of an individual. See Holton v. Olcott. 58 N. H. 598; In re Moulton, 50 N. H. 532. "Fraud" is deception practised by the party; "injustice" More...
  • INLAGARE
    In old English law. To restore to protection of law. To restore a man from the condition of outlawry. Opposed to utlagare. Bract, lib. 3, tr. 2, c. 14, I 1; Du Cange.
  • INLAGATION
    Restoration to the protection of law. Restoration from a condition of outlawry.
  • INLAGH
    A person within the law's protection ; contrary to utlagh, an outlaw. CowelL
  • INLAND
    Within a country, state, or territory; within the same country. In old English law, inland was used for the demesne (q. v.) of a manor; that part which lay next or most convenient for the lord's mansion-house, as within the view thereof, and which, therefore, he kept in his own More...
  • INLANTAL, INLANTALE
    Demesne or inland, opposed to delantal, or laud tenanted. Cowell.
  • INLAUGHE
    Sax. In old English law. Under the law, (nub lege,) in a frank-pledge, or decennary. Bract foL 125b.
  • INLAW
    To place under the protection of the law. ''Swearing obedience to the king in a leet, which doth inlaw the subject" Bacon.
  • INLEASED
    In old English law. Entangled, or ensnared. 2 Inst 247; Cowell; Blount
  • INLIGARE
    In old European law. To confederate; to join in a league, (in ligam coire.) Spelman.
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