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Lat. That which two or more persons hold in common without partition ; undivided. … [Read more...] about INDIVISUM

A person so poor so as to be unable to afford the most basic life necessities. In a general sense an "indigent" person is one who is'needy and poor, or one who has not sufficient property to furnish him a living nor any one able to support him and to whom he is entitled to look for support. See Storrs Agricultural School v. % Whitney, 54 Conn. 342, 8 Atl. 141; Juneau County v. … [Read more...] about INDIGENT

In old Scotch law. dorsed. 2 Pitc. Crim. Tr. 41. … [Read more...] about INDORSAT

Cruel treatment, ridicule, scorn, the victim of abuse. In the law of divorce, a species of cruelty addressed to the mind, sensibilities, self-respect, or personal honor of the subject, rather than to the body, and defined as "unmerited contemptuous conduct towards another; any action towards' another which manifests contempt for him; contumely, incivility, or injury accompanied … [Read more...] about INDIGNITY

To write a name on the back of a paper, a check, document, bills of exchange and promissory notes are Indorsed by a party's writing his name on the back. "Indorse" is a technical term, having sufficient legal certainty without words of more parr ticular description. … [Read more...] about INDORSE