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Lat. In the civil law. The formal complaint or claim of a plaintiff before the praptor. In old English law. A count or declaration in a real action, (narratio.) Bract, lib. 4, tr. 2, c 2; Fleta, lib. 4, c 7; Du Cange. Intentio essea mala. A blind or obscure meaning is bad or ineffectual. 2 Bulst 179. Said of a testator's intention. Intentio inservire debet legibns, non o les;es … [Read more...] about INTENTIO

(Between the jaws of the land.) A term used to describe a roadstead or arm of the sea enclosed between promontories or projecting headlands. … [Read more...] about INTER FAUCES TERRAE

Latin, meaning Intention ought to be subservient to the laws, not the laws to the intention. … [Read more...] about INTENTIO INSERVIRE DEBET LEGIBUS NON LEGES INTENTIONI

Between peers; between those who stand on a level or equality, as respects diligence, opportunity, responsibility, etc. … [Read more...] about INTER PARES

A design, resolve, or determination of the mind. 2. Intention is required in the commission of crimes and injuries, in making contracts, and wills. 3. 1. Every crime must have necessarily two constituent parts, namely, an act forbidden by law, and an intention. The act is innocent or guilty just as there was or was not an intention to commit a crime; for example, a man embarks … [Read more...] about INTENTION