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  • IN CONTINENTI
    Immediately; without any interval or intermission. Calvin. Sometimes written as one word "inconti-nenti." In contractions, benlgna; in testamen-tis, benignior; in restitutionibus, be-aignissima interpretatio faclcnda est* Co. Litt. 112. In contracts, the interpretation is to be libera]; in wills, more liberal; in restitutions, most liberal. In contractions, rei Veritas potins qnam More...
  • IN CORPORE
    In body or substance; In a material' thing or object.
  • IN CRASTINO
    On the morrow. In erastino Animarnm, on the morrow of All Souls. 1 Bl. Comm. 342. In criminalibus, probationer debent esse luce clariores. In criminal cases, the proofs ought to be clearer than light 3 Inst. 210. In erimiualibus, suffioit generalis mall tia intentionis, onm faoto paris grad- ns. In More...
  • IN CUJUS REI TESTIMONIUM
    In testimony whereof. The initial words of the concluding clause of ancient deeds in Latin, literally translated in the English forms.
  • IN CUSTODIA LEGIS
    In the custody or keeping of the law. 2 Steph. Comm. 74.
  • IN DELICTO
    In fault See IN PABI DELICTO, etc.
  • IN DIEM
    For a day; for the space of a day. Calvin. In disjunctivis sufflcit alteram partem esse veram. In disjunctives it is sufficient that either part be true. Where a condition is in the disjunctive, it is sufficient if either part be performed. Wing. Max. 13, max. 9; Broom, Max. 592 More...
  • IN DOMINICO
    In demesne In do-minico suo ut de feodo, in his demesne as of fee.
  • IN DORSO
    On the back. 2 Bl. Comm. 468 ; 2 Steph. Comm. 164. In dorso reoordi, on the back of the record. 5 Coke, 45. Hence tbe English indorse, indorsement, etc. In dubils, benigniora preferenda sunt. In doubtful cases, the more favorable views are to be preferred; the more liberal interpretation More...
  • IN DUBIO
    In doubt; In a state of uncertainty, or in a doubtful case. In dubio, hflec legis constructio qnam verba ostendunt. In a case of doubt, that is the construction of the law which the words indicate. Branch, Princ In dubio, pars mitior est scquenda. In doubt, the milder course is More...
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