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Lat. Destitute of counsel; without legal counsel. A term applied to the acts or condition of one acting without legal advice, as a testator drafting his own will. … [Read more...] about INOPS CONSILII

A claim by a defendant of a crime that the defendant was insane and unable to tell right from wrong at the time of commission of the crime and hence not be found guilty of committing the crime. … [Read more...] about INSANITY DEFENSE

The IRS excuses a spouse from penalties for a fraudulent tax return if the spouse claims no knowledge that the other spouse committed fraud in the preparation of the return. … [Read more...] about INNOCENT SPOUSE RULE

An intestate. … [Read more...] about INORDINATUS

Lat. In the civil law. To subscribe an accusation. To bind one's self, in case of failure to prove an accusation, to suffer the same punishment which the accused would have suffered had he been proved guilty. Calvin. … [Read more...] about INSCRIBERE