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2561 Etymology dictionary, p. hodgepodge (n.).2
… -French legal term meaning "collection of property in a common 'pot' before dividing it equally" (late 13c.), from Old French hochepot "stew, soup." First element from …
2562 Etymology dictionary, p. hold (v.).3
… some legal jargon and in beholden .
2563 Etymology dictionary, p. hue (n.2).2
… -French legal term meaning "outcry calling for pursuit of a felon" (the Medieval Latin version is huesium et clamor ); extended sense of "cry of alarm" is 1580s.
2564 Etymology dictionary, p. ignoramus (n.).2
… -French legal term (early 15c.), from Latin ignoramus "we take no notice of, we do not know," first person plural present indicative of ignorare "not to know, take no …
2565 Etymology dictionary, p. immoral (adj.).2
1650s, "not consistent with moral law or standards, ethically wrong," from assimilated form of in- (1) "not" + moral (adj.). In legal language it tends to mean merely "contrary to common good or reasonable order." Related: Immorally .
2566 Etymology dictionary, p. impeachment (n.).2
… , hindrance; (legal) impeachment," from empeechier "to hinder, impede" (see impeach ). As a judicial proceeding on charges of maladministration against a public …
2567 Etymology dictionary, p. implement (v.).2
… a legal term meaning "fulfillment," from implement (n.). It spawned implementation, which is recorded by 1913. Related: Implemented; implementing .
2568 Etymology dictionary, p. in absentia (adv.).2
Latin, literally "in (his/her/their) absence" (see absence ). By 1831 in English, earlier in legal Latin.
2569 Etymology dictionary, p. incapacity (n.).2
… a legal term (1640s), "lack of qualification," referring to inability to take, receive, or deal with in some way.
2570 Etymology dictionary, p. incapacitate (v.).2
1650s in a legal sense; 1660s in general use, "deprive of natural power," from incapacity + -ate. Related: Incapacitated; incapacitating .
2571 Etymology dictionary, p. inclosure (n.).2
variant of enclosure preserved in some legal uses. Related: Inclosure .
2572 Etymology dictionary, p. incorporate (v.).3
… "to legally form a body politic with perpetual succession and power to act as one person, establish as a legal corporation" is from mid-15c. (A verb corporate …
2573 Etymology dictionary, p. in custodia legis (adv.).2
legal Latin, "in the custody of the law," from ablative of custodia "a guarding, watching, keeping" (see custody ) + legis, genitive of lex "law" (see legal (adj.)).
2574 Etymology dictionary, p. indemnity (n.).2
… ). Meaning "legal exemption" is from 1640s; sense of "compensation for loss" is from 1793. Related: Indemnitor; indemnitee .
2575 Etymology dictionary, p. indent (v.1).2
… a legal indenture, make a written formal agreement or contract," from Old French endenter "to notch or dent, give a serrated edge to" (12c.) and directly from Medieval …
2576 Etymology dictionary, p. indict (v.).2
… , compose; (legally) indict," from Vulgar Latin *indictare "to declare, accuse, proclaim in writing," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + Latin dictare "to declare, dictate …
2577 Etymology dictionary, p. indict (v.).3
… . non-legal senses "write, compose (a poem, etc.); dictate" have gone with the older form, endite, indite (q.v.). The sense is perhaps partly confused with Latin indicare …
2578 Etymology dictionary, p. indictment (n.).2
… "formal legal document containing a charge proved before a grand jury" is from c. 1500. The Latin spelling was restored 17c., but as with indict the French pronunciation …
2579 Etymology dictionary, p. indite (v.).2
… , draft; (legally) indict," from Vulgar Latin *indictare, from Latin in- "in, into, on, upon" (from PIE root *en "in") + dictare "to declare," frequentative of dicere "to say, speak …
2580 Etymology dictionary, p. indulgence (n.).3
… than legal rights. The sale of indulgences in the original Church sense was done at times merely to raise money and was widely considered corrupt; the one …