Immediately; without any interval or intermission. Calvin. Sometimes written as one word “incontinenti.” In contractibus, benigna; in testamentis, benignior; in restitutionibus, benignissima interpretatio facienda est. Co. Litt. 112. In contracts, the interpretation is to be liberal; in wills, more liberal; in restitutions, most liberal. In contractions, rei Veritas potins quam scriptura perspid debet. In contracts, the truth of the matter ought to be regarded rather than the writing. Cod. 4, 22, 1. In contractibus, tacite insunt [veniunt] quae sunt moris at consuetudinis. In contracts, matters of custom and usage are tacitly implied. A contract is understood to contain the customary clauses, although they are not expressed. Story, Bills.
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