Latin for Lawyers

INFORMATION [L. informo, informare ] Data or knowledge. The dissemination of news or reports. In law, an informa tion is an accusation of the commission of crime issued against an individual by a public official authorized by law to issue it, e.g., a state or county prose cutor. An information functions in the same way as a grand jury's indictment and requires appearance and response by the accused. Some states require a grand jury indictment; others permit the issuance of informations. INFORMATIONAL PICKETING A form of concerted activity by labor unions designed to inform the general public that a particular employer does not have a contract with the picketing union and/or does not employ members of the union. Informational picketing is permitted under the National Labor Relations Act. INFORMATION AND BELIEF A term used by lawyers in connection with pleadings and affidavits to indi cate that the person sponsoring the pleading or the affidavit has no personal or firsthand knowledge of the statements made, but nevertheless believes, in good faith, that the statements are true. INFORMER [L. informare / to give shape to, to fashion] Anyone who secretely supplies information to the authorities of the commis sion of a crime or infraction by another. Informers may receive compensation for their information. A person who supplies information to the police in the regular course of an investigation is not an informer. See INFORMANT IN FORO [l. in + forum / a square or marketplace; a public place; a court] In a court, forum or tribunal; in a courtroom. IN FORO LEGIS In a court of law. INFRA [L. Underneath, below, following] Used in a text, infra refers to items, facts, terms or citations, which come after the point or place of reference. Contrasted with supra , which refers to items, facts, terms or citations which come before or precede the point or place of reference. See SUPRA INFRA AETATEM Before or under the age. Under age.

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