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In

In body or substance; ln a material thing or object

In consideration or contemplation of law; ln abey-ance. Dyer, 102b

In hls sight or

In con

In commendatlon; as a commended llvlng. 1 BL Comm. 393. See COMMENDA

Shared in respect to title, nse, or enjoyment, without apportionment or division into individual parts; held by sever-al for the equal advantage, use, or enjoy-ment of all. See Hewit v. Jewell, 59 Iowa, 87, 12 N. W. 738; Chambers v. Harrington, 111 U. S. 350, 4 Sup. Ct. 428, 28 L. Ed. 452; walker v. […]

In the cause, as distlnguisb-ed from in initialibus, (q. v.) A term in Scotch practice. 1 Brown, Ch. 252

Principal; primary; directly obtained. A term applled to the evidence obtained from a witness upon hls examina-tion in court by the party producing him

In chief. 2 Bl. Comm. 60. Tenure in capite was a holding directly from the king

In a (or the) case provided. In tali casu editum et provisum, in such case made and provided. Townsh. Pl. 1(54. 165

In chambers; ln private. A cause ls said to be heard in camera either when the hearing is had before the Judge in his private room or when all spectators are excluded from the court-room

To the heads; by heads or polls. Persons succeed to nn inheritance in capita when they individually take equal shares. So challenges to individual jurors are challenges in capita, as dlstlngulshed from challenges to the array

Among the goods or property; In actual possession. Inst. 4, 2, 2. In bonis defunctl, among the goods of the deceased

As a whole; as an entirety, without division into items or physical sep-aration in packages or parcels. Standard 011 Co. v. Com., 119 Ky. 75, 82 8. W. 1022; Fitz Henry v. Munter, 33 wash. 629, 74 Pac. 1003; State ?. Smith. 114 Mo. 180, 21 S. W. 493

A ten., applied to the ln-dorseinent of a bill or note where lt consists merely of the lndorser’s name, without restriction to any particular Indorsee. 2 Steph. Comm. 164

In the article of death; at the point of death. Jack-son ?. Vredenbergh, 1 Johns. (N. Y.) 159

In hank; ln the bench. A term applied to proceedings in the court ln bank, as distinguished from proceedings at nisi prius. Also, in the English court of common beuch

In

In a moment; imme-diately. Cod. 1, 64, 2

Among the sub-tleties or extreme doctrines of the law. 1 Eames, Eq. 190. See Apex Juris

At the

In another place

In open daylight; ln tbe day-time. 9 Coke, 65b

In equal hand; held equally or indifferently between two parties, where an instrument was deposit-ed by the parties to it ln tbe hands of a third

In another’s land

In equal hand. Fle-te, lib. 3, c. 14, f 2

Attainable or recoverable by actlon; not ln possesslon. A term ap-plied to property of which a party has not the possession, but only a rlght to recover it by action. Things in action are rights of personal things, whicb nevertheless are not in possession. See Chose in Action

LaL In the civil law. Legal llabillty

In the

Exemption or protection from penalty or punishment Dillon v. Rogers, 36 Tex. 153

A term used ln leas-es, of doubtful meaning. It would seem to apply principally to buildings, though generally it extends to the amelioration of every description of property, whether real or personal; but, when contained in any document, its meaning is generally explained by other words. 1 Chlt Gen. Pr. 174

In old records. To im-prove land. Impruiamcntum, tbe improve-ment so made of lt Cowell

A valuable addition made to property (usually real estate) or an amelioration in its condition, amounting to more than mere repairs or replacement of waste, costing labor or capltal, and Intended to enhance lts value and utility or to adapt it for new or further purposes. Spencer v. Tobey, 22 Barb. (N. Y.) 269; Allen […]

In Scotch law. To dls-prove; to invalidate or Impeach; to prove false or forged. 1 Forb. InsL pt 4, p. 162

In ecclesiastical law. Commonly signifies a lay rector as opposed to a spiritual rector; just as irn-propriate tithes are tithes in the hands of a lay owner, as opposed to approprlate tithes, which are tithes in the hands of a spiritual owner. Brown

Not suitable; unfit; not suited to the character, time, and place. Palmer v. Concord, 48 N. H. 211, 97 Am. Dec. 605. wrongful. 53 Law J. P. D. 65

Adherents; followers. Those who slde wlth or take the part of another, either in his defense or otherwise

To put ln a prison; to put in a place of confinement

In some of the ancient English statutes this word is used to signify a printing-office, the art of printing, a print or impression

Lat In the first place; first of all

Lat. Let lt be prlnted. A license or allowance, granted by the constituted authorities, giving permisslon to print and publish a book. This allowance wns formerly necessary, ln England, before any book could lawfully be printed, and in some other countries is still required

To press upon; to impress or press; to imprint or print

Money pald on enlisting or lmpresslng soldiers or sailors

Lat. Beyond price; invaluable

A power possessed by the English crown of taking persons or property to aid ln the defense of the country, with or without the consent of the persons concerned. It ls usually exercised to obtain hands for the royal ships in time of war, by taking seamen engaged in merchant vessels, (1 Bl. Comm. 420; […]

The state or quality of being incapable of prescription; not of such a character that a right to it can be gained by prescription

Such rights as a person may use or not. at pleasure, since they cannot be lost to him by

To shut up stray animals or distrained goods ln a pound. Thomas v. Harries, 1 Man. & G. 703; Goodsell v. Dunning, 34 Conn. 257; Howard v. Bartlett, 70 VL 314. 40 Atl. 825

An impossible contract is one which the law will not hold binding upon the parties, because of the natural or legal impossibility of the performance by one party of that which is the consideration for the promise of the other. 7 wait, Act ft Def. 124