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Lat. This. Hoc intuitu, with this expectation. Hoc loco, in this place. Hoc nomine, In this name. Hoc titulo, under this title. Hoe voce, under this word. … [Read more...] about HOC

Law requires that an operator of a motor vehicle who is involved in an automobile accident stay at the scene of the accident in order to exchange information with the other operator and wait for the police for a report should the situation likely warrant the presence of the police (e.g. after a minor accident the parties may exchange information and agree that police … [Read more...] about HIT AND RUN

Lat. This he is ready to verify. Hoc serrabitur quod initio convenit. This shall be preserved which is useful in the beginning. Dig. 50, 17, 23; Bract 73b. … [Read more...] about HOC PARATUS EST VERIFICARE

In legal use, this term always restricts the matter in connection with which it is employed to a period of time already passed. Mason v. Jones, 18 Barb. (N. Y.) 479. … [Read more...] about HITHERTO

Lat. (This indeed is exceedingly hard, but so the law is written; such is the written or positive law.) An observation quoted by Blackstone as used by Ulpian in the civil law; and applied to cases where courts of equity have no power to abate the rigor of the law. Dig. 40, 9, 12, 1; 3 Bl. Comm. 430. … [Read more...] about HOC QUIDEM PERQUAM DURUM EST, SED ITA LEX SCRIPTA EST