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| IGNORANTIA JURIS NON EXCUSAT | ||
| Ignorance of the law is no excuse - If committing an offence a guilty party cannot use as a defence the fact that they did so without knowledge that they were breaking the law. | ||
| IMPRIMATUR | ||
| IN CAMERA | ||
| "In the chamber"- The hearing of a case in private without the facts being reported to the public | ||
| INCORPORATE | ||
| From 14th Century Latin incorporatus meaning "the action of uniting into one body having legal PERSONALITY according to some valid CHARTER". From the combination of ancient Latin in- "into" and corpus "body". By the 17th Century the word was also given a scientific meaning with "to put (something) into the body or substance of (something else)". | ||
| INCIPIT | ||
| From 12th Century Latin incipit meaning "the official beginning element of a CHARTER" as in the case of a PAPAL BULL. From the ancient pre 3rd Century Latin incipio = "to take in hand, begin, commence". By law, a document may only be valid as a Charter if it carries the correct style of INCIPIT. In the case of Papal Bulls, the tradition of the INCIPIT is constructed from (1) name of Pope, (2) the Latin phrase episcopus servus servorum Dei meaning "bishop, servant of the servants of God" and (3) a unique opening sentence not previously proclaimed by any other Papal Bull. | ||
| IN CURIA | ||
| "In open court" - The hearing of a case before a court sitting in public | ||
| INDEMNITY | ||
| IN PERSONAM | ||
| Against the PERSON- "Proceedings issued against or with reference to a specific person - an admiralty action in personam would be issued against the owner of a ship". | ||
| INDEMNITY | ||
| Security against loss or damages, exemption from penalty or liability, amount paid as compensation under an indemnity agreement. | ||
| IN REM | ||
| Regarding the right or title to property. | ||
| INTRA VIRES | ||
| "Within the power of" - An act that falls within the Jurisdiction of the Court | ||
| IPSO FACTO | ||
| "By the fact"- The reliance upon facts that together prove a point | ||
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