In international law. A truce; a suspension of hostilities; an agreement during war to abstain for a time from warlike acts. In old maritime law. A period of twenty days after the safe arrival of a vessel under bottomry, to dispose of the cargo, and raise the money to pay the creditor, with interest. In old English, practice. Delay or indulgence allowed a party to an action; … [Read more...] about INDUCIAE
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INDITEE
Fr. In old English law. A person indicted. Mirr. c. 1, … [Read more...] about INDITEE
INDICTION , CYCLE OF
A mode of computing time by the space of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine the Great; originally the period for the payment of certain taxes. Some of the charters of King Edgar and Henry III. are dated by indictions. Wharton. … [Read more...] about INDICTION , CYCLE OF
INDIVIDUAL
As a noun, this term denotes a single person as distinguished from a group or class, and also, very commonly, a private or natural person as distinguished from a partnership, corporation, or association ; but it is said that this restrictive signification is not necessarily inherent in the word, and that it may, in proper cases, include artificial persons. See Bank of U. S. v. … [Read more...] about INDIVIDUAL
INDICTMENT
An indictment is an accusation in writing found and presented by a grand jury, legally convoked and sworn, to the court in which it is impaneled, charging that a person therein named has done some act, or been guilty of some omission, which, by law, is a public offense, punishable on indictment. Code Iowa 1880, … [Read more...] about INDICTMENT