Latin for Lawyers

IN DUBIO

IN DUBIO [L. in + dubitare / to doubt, be uncertain] When in doubt. In a doubtful case. IN DUBIO, PRO LEGE FORI

In case of doubt, the law of the forum will govern. IN DUBIO, SEQUENDUM QUOD TUTIUS EST When in doubt, follow the safest course. INDUCE, INDUCEMENT [ L. in / in + duco, ducere / to draw from or away; to lead into] Anything which motivates someone to take a specific course of action. Con sideration for entering into a contract or other legal relationship. Also, facts which explain, or support, the principal allegation of a cause of action, as in liable or slander. Also, to entice or lead another into action. USCA § 271 labels as an infringer anyone who “actively induces infringement of a patent.” IN DUPLUM [L. in + duplus / twice as much] In twice the amount or quantity. IN EADEM CAUSA In the same action, case or cause. For the same purpose. In the same condi tion or state. IN EMULATIONEM VICINI [L. in + aemulus / jealous of, envious + vicinus / nearby, neighboring, neighbor] Envy or hatred of one’s neighbor. IN ESSE [L. alive, in being] In being; in existence. Contrasted with in posse , which means in the future, not yet in existence. A child is in posse before birth, in esse after birth. See IN POSSE INEVITABLE [L. in / not + evito, evitare / to avoid, shun] A thing or event which cannot be avoided. An act produced by a force which cannot be controlled by human intervention or effort. An effect produced by natural causes, as a flood or earthquake. An inevitable accident is one caused by other circumstances than the negligence of a human being. In criminal law, an inevitable discovery is the discovery during an unlawful search or arrest of evidence which would have been found in any event if the search or arrest had been lawful; the evidence is admissible as an exception to the exclusionary rule.

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