Immunity: An exemption that a person enjoys from the normal operation of the law such as a legal duty or liability, either criminal or civil. See the complete Legal Definition of Immunity

Incorporeal: Legal rights which are intangible such as copyrights or patents. See the complete Legal Definition of Incorporeal

Incorporeal Hereditament: An intangible right which is attached to property and which is inheritable. See the complete Legal Definition of Incorporeal Hereditament

Indefeasible: A right or title in property that cannot be made void, defeated or canceled by any past event, error or omission in the title. See the complete Legal Definition of Indefeasible

Indictable Offence: An offence which the government can opt to cause trial by a more formal process than by summary process. See the complete Legal Definition of Indictable Offence

Indictment: The formal document by which the state sets out the claim that a person has committed a crime. See the complete Legal Definition of Indictment

Infanticide: Murder of an infant soon after its birth. See the complete Legal Definition of Infanticide

Injunction: A court order that prohibits a party from doing something (restrictive injunction) or compels them to do something (mandatory injunction). See the complete Legal Definition of Injunction

In Limine: Latin: at the beginning or on the threshold. See the complete Legal Definition of In Limine

In Pari Delicto: Latin: both parties are equally at fault. See the complete Legal Definition of In Pari Delicto

In Personam: Latin: regarding a person; a right, action, judgment or entitlement that is attached to a specific person(s). See the complete Legal Definition of In Personam

In Rem: Latin: regarding a thing; proprietary in nature; a right or judgment related to the use or ownership of an item of property. See the complete Legal Definition of In Rem

Insolvent: A person not able to pay his or her debts as they become due. See the complete Legal Definition of Insolvent

Inter Alia: Latin: 'among other things', 'for example' or 'including'. See the complete Legal Definition of Inter Alia

Interim Order: A temporary court order; intended to be of limited duration, usually just until the court has had an opportunity of hearing the full case and make a final order. See the complete Legal Definition of Interim Order

Interlineation: An addition of something to a document after it has been signed. Such additions are ignored unless they are initialed by the signatories and, if applicable, witnesses (eg. wills). See the complete Legal Definition of Interlineation

Interlocutory: Housekeeping, procedural proceedings taken during the course of, and incidental to a trial. See the complete Legal Definition of Interlocutory

Interlocutory Injunction: A temporary injunction; which lasts only until the end of the trial during which the injunction was sought. See the complete Legal Definition of Interlocutory Injunction

Interloper: A person who, without legal right, runs a business (eg. without mandatory licenses), or who wrongfully interferes or intercepts another's business. See the complete Legal Definition of Interloper

International Law: A combination of treaties and customs which regulates the conduct of states amongst themselves, and persons who trade or have legal relationships which involve the jurisdiction of more than one state. See the complete Legal Definition of International Law

Inter Partes: Latin: between parties. See the complete Legal Definition of Inter Partes

Intestate: Dying without a will. See the complete Legal Definition of Intestate

Inter Vivos: Latin: from one living person to another living person. See the complete Legal Definition of Inter Vivos

Inure: To take effect, to result; to come into operation. See the complete Legal Definition of Inure

Islamic Law: The law according to the Muslim faith and as interpreted from the Koran. See the complete Legal Definition of Islamic Law

Intellectual Property: Ethereal property; of the mind, intangible, with no corporeal existence. See the complete Legal Definition of Intellectual Property

Inter Se: Latin: as between or amongst themselves. See the complete Legal Definition of Inter Se

Insolence: Insulting a supervisor at the workplace or during the tenure of an employment contract. See the complete Legal Definition of Insolence

Indemnity: Contract with a third-party to perform another's obligations if called upon to do so by the third-party, whether the other has defaulted or not. See the complete Legal Definition of Indemnity

In Camera: A closed and private session of Court or some other deliberating body. See the complete Legal Definition of In Camera

Insurance: Where a persons agrees, for consideration, to pay a certain amount on the occurrence of a specified event. See the complete Legal Definition of Insurance

Internet: A global computer network through which the almost-instant delivery of data or files occurs between connected computers. See the complete Legal Definition of Internet

Insubordination: Willful failure to obey a supervisor's lawful orders. See the complete Legal Definition of Insubordination

Insanity: Disorder which impairs the human mind and prevents distinguishing between actions that are right or wrong. See the complete Legal Definition of Insanity

Innocent Passage: A term of international law referring to a ship or aircraft's right to enter and pass through another's territory so long as it is not prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of the other state. See the complete Legal Definition of Innocent Passage

Insider Trading: Participation by corporate officers, directors or employees in the trade of a stock based on confidential or privileged corporate information, knowing that information to be confidential, and seeking thereby to acquire profits or avoid losses on the stock market. See the complete Legal Definition of Insider Trading

Indigent: A poor person; not penniless but in need and who has no financial support from any other. See the complete Legal Definition of Indigent

Indigenous: Native to a particular territory. See the complete Legal Definition of Indigenous

Impaired: A deterioration of an individual’s judgment and decrease in his or her’s physical ability. Used primarily in criminal law; driving under the influence of alcohol or disability law in regards to a person’s physical or mental impairment. See the complete Legal Definition of Impaired

Intentional Tort: Torts actionable upon evidence of an intent to cause harm on another, such as assault, trespass, false imprisonment, private nuisance, defamation or invasion of privacy. See the complete Legal Definition of Intentional Tort

Immovable: Land and fixtures thereto, civil law term. See the complete Legal Definition of Immovable

IOU: Acronym for "I owe you"; a written acknowledgment of a debt. See the complete Legal Definition of IOU

Indian: Nomenclature selected by Canada and USA to refer to and define their aboriginal or indigenous people. See the complete Legal Definition of Indian

Invitee: A person invited, implicitly or explicitly, upon the real property of another. See the complete Legal Definition of Invitee

Invitor: Relevant to occupiers' liability; a person who, implicitly or explicitly, invites another to a place. See the complete Legal Definition of Invitor

Implied Trust: A trust that is imposed by law onto certain situations either by presuming an intention of the participants to create a trust, or simply because of the facts at hand. See the complete Legal Definition of Implied Trust

Incest: The crime of sexual contact with a blood relative usually including a parent, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild. See the complete Legal Definition of Incest

Invitation to Treat: An invitation to another person to make an offer to contract. See the complete Legal Definition of Invitation to Treat

Inscrutable Fault: A judicial finding that a fault has occurred but the court is unable to locate the source, to pinpoint a tort-feasor. See the complete Legal Definition of Inscrutable Fault

International Convention on Salvage, 1989: An international treaty which standardizes, for signatories, the rules related to salvage and the compensation thereof. See the complete Legal Definition of International Convention on Salvage, 1989

Inchmaree Clause: A standard clause in maritime insurance contracts covering risk of events not directly linked to perils at sea such as, but not necessarily limited to, loading accidents. See the complete Legal Definition of Inchmaree Clause

Industrial Design: A new product or packaging design, or some such ornamental feature, and eligible for intellectual property law exclusive-use protection. See the complete Legal Definition of Industrial Design

In Loco Parentis: A person who, though not the natural parent, has acted as a parent to a child and may thus be liable to legal obligations as if he/she were a natural parent. See the complete Legal Definition of In Loco Parentis

Indirect Tax: The passing on of a tax or duty by the person who first pays it, through subsequent transactions. See the complete Legal Definition of Indirect Tax

International Commercial Arbitration: A commercial dispute subject to arbitration and in which a significant international elements exists such as, for example, the head offices of the disputants are different countries or the performance of the underlying contract is in a foreign state. See the complete Legal Definition of International Commercial Arbitration

Identity Theft: The wrongful taking or using another person's identifying information for the purpose of fraud or other criminal activity. See the complete Legal Definition of Identity Theft

In Terrorem: Latin: in terror, fright, threat or warning. See the complete Legal Definition of In Terrorem

Innuendo: In defamation, the inferential, inherent or secondary meaning of words. See the complete Legal Definition of Innuendo

Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat: Latin: ignorance of the law is no excuse. See the complete Legal Definition of Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat

Ignorance of the Law: A mistake of law in relation to a person's rights or responsibilities. See the complete Legal Definition of Ignorance of the Law

Intuitu Personae: Latin: Because of the person. See the complete Legal Definition of Intuitu Personae

Inherent Jurisdiction: The residual, automatic and ex officio authority of a court of law to regulate proceedings before it including punishing contempt. See the complete Legal Definition of Inherent Jurisdiction

Inchoate Offence: Acts which are criminal even though they precede harmful conduct. See the complete Legal Definition of Inchoate Offence

Inchoate: A legal right or entitlement that is in progress and is neither ripe, vested nor perfected. See the complete Legal Definition of Inchoate

Independent Contractor: A person hired by another not as an employee but, rather, pursuant to a contract for service where the engaging party does not supervise or control the detail of the work, and where the party engaged remains self-employed. See the complete Legal Definition of Independent Contractor

Interrogatories: Pre-trial numbered and written questions on relevant matters to the litigation, sent to the other side of litigation, and for which reply is mandatory. See the complete Legal Definition of Interrogatories

Imputation of Payments: A civil law term: a system that allocates monies received from a debtor who has more than one debt and who has not, with the payment, specified to the creditor to which debt the monies are applied. See the complete Legal Definition of Imputation of Payments

Information: Canada: the charging document in a criminal prosecution. See the complete Legal Definition of Information

Idda: Muslim law: The mandatory waiting period before a divorce created by talaq becomes effective. See the complete Legal Definition of Idda

In Toto: Latin: in total. See the complete Legal Definition of In Toto

Intervener: One who is given standing in litigation even though they were not originally a party. See the complete Legal Definition of Intervener

Increased Costs: A term of statute of costs which are in excess of party and party costs and which may equal or come close to completely indemnify the successful litigant. See the complete Legal Definition of Increased Costs

Idiot: A person incapable of managing his person or his affairs from birth. See the complete Legal Definition of Idiot

Imbecile: An individual with a lack of normal mental ability but not complete or absolute. See the complete Legal Definition of Imbecile

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress: The malicious and outrageous causation of severe emotional distress. See the complete Legal Definition of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

International Criminal Law: Offences made criminal in international law and related matters such as jurisdiction, courts and tribunals. See the complete Legal Definition of International Criminal Law

International Crime: Crimes which affect the peace or safety of more than one state or which are so reprehensible in nature as to justify the intervention of international agencies in the investigation and prosecution thereof. See the complete Legal Definition of International Crime

Infarction: A sudden reduction or stoppage of blood flow. See the complete Legal Definition of Infarction