| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| In re | In re, Latin for "in the matter [of]," is a legal term used to indicate that a judicial proceeding may not have formally designated adverse parties or is otherwise uncontested. The term is commonly used in case citations of probate proceedings, for example, In re Smith's Estate. (references) | ||
| In re Aimster Copyright Litigation | In re Aimster Copyright Litigation, 334 F.3d 643 (7th Cir. 2003), was a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit addressed copyright infringement claims brought against Aimster, concluding that a preliminary injunction against the file-sharing service was appropriate. The opinion was written by Judge Richard Posner, known for his publications on law and economics, and followed closely on the heels of the Ninth Circuit's decision in A & M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. 239 F.3d (9th Cir. 2001). (references) | ||
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| Fortiter in Re | Literature | (Latin). Firmness in doing what is to be done; an unflinching resolution to persevere to the end. Coupled with Suaviter in modo (q.v.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| In re | Law | IN RE. In the matter; as in re A B, in the matter of A B. (references) | |
| In re | Literature | (Latin). In the matter of; on the subject of; as In re Jones v. Robinson. But in rem, against the property or thing referred to. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| In re dubia magis inficiato quam affirmatio intelligenda. | Law | In a doubtful matter, the negative is to be understood rather than the affirmative. Godb. 37. (references) | |
| Jus in re | Law | JUS IN RE, property, title. 1. The right which a man has in a thing by which it belongs to him. It is a complete and full right. Poth. Dr. de Dora. de Prop. n. 1. 2. This phrase of the civil law conveys the same idea as thing, in possession does with us. 4 Wooddes. Lect. 235; vide 2 P. Wins. 491; 1 Mason, 221; 1 Story, Eq. Jur. §506; 2 Story, Eq. Jur. §1215; Story, Ag. §352; and Jus ad rem. (references) | |
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