Latin for Lawyers

IN TESTIMONIUM

IN TESTIMONIUM [L. in + testimonium / witness, evidence, testimony] An affirmation or declaration under oath; used now to mean “in witness or evidence thereof.” The phrase In Witness Whereof is still used by legal drafts men to introduce that part of a document which precedes the place of execu tion or signature. See IN CUJUS REI TESTIMONIUM INTIMIDATE [L. in + timeo, timere / to be afraid of, to dread] To compel action through threats or fear of harm or reprisal. To take from another through coercion or extortion. IN TOTO [L. in entirety; in total] A repayment in toto is repayment in full. INTOXICATE [L. in + toxicum / poison used for arrows; poison] To place under the influence of a drug or liquor. To cause a person's physical and mental control and acuity to be diminished by the use of drugs or liquor. To excite or arouse. INTRA [L. within, inside, near] Within. Used as part of another word to convey the notion of occurring within, as in intragalactic (within a single galaxy); intracranial (within the skull); or intramural (within the student body). See INTER INTRALIMINAL [L. intra + limen / threshold or entrance] Used in mining law to define the right of a miner to take deposits of ore within the area defined by the outer bounderies of his claim and then extend ing downward from the surface of the land as far as he can reach. INTRA LUCTUS TEMPUS [L. intra + luctus / mourning, bereavement + tempus / time] Within the period of mourning. IN TRANSITU [L. in + transigere, transitus / to pass through or over] On the way; in transit. The movement of an item or article from one place to another. In the law of sales, that period between the moment at which goods are delivered to a common carrier and the moment they are delivered to the buyer. INTRA VIRES [L. intra + vis, vires / force, power, strength] Within one’s strength or power. An act or deed which is within the power or authority of the person committing it; e.g., the act of presiding at a meeting is

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