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  • INFORTUNIUM, HOMICIDE PER
    Where a man doing a lawful act without intention of hurt, unfortunately kills another.
  • INFRA
    Lat. Below; underneath; within. This word occurring by itself in a book refers the reader to a subsequent part of the book, like "post." It is the opposite of "ante" and "supra," (q. v.)
  • INFRA AETATEM
    Under age; not of age. Applied to minors.
  • INFRA ANNOS NUBILES
    Under marriageable years; not yet of'marriageable age.
  • INFRA ANNUM
    Under or within a year. Bract fol. '7.
  • INFRA ANNUM LUCTUS
    (Within the year of mourning.) The phrase is used in reference to the marriage of a widow within a year after her husband's death, which was prohibited by the civil law.
  • INFRA BRACHIA
    Within her arms. Used of a husband de jure, as well as de facto. 2 Inst 817. Also inter brachia. Bract fol. 14.8b. It was in this sense that a woman could only have an appeal for murder of her husband inter brachia sua.
  • INFRA CIVITATEM
    Within the state. 1 Camp. 23, 24.
  • INFRA CORPUS COMITATUS
    Within the body (territorial limits) of a county. In English law, waters which are infra corpus comitatus are exempt from the jurisdiction of the admiralty.
  • INFRA DIGNITATEM CURIAE
    Beneath the dignity of the court; unworthy of die consideration of the court Where a bill In equity is brought upon a matter too trifling to deserve the attention of the court it Is demurrable, as being infra dignitatem curies.
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