In Mora

Dictionary: 
Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

In default; literally, in delay. In the civll law, a borrower who omits or refuses to return the thing loaned at the proper time is said to be in mora. Story, Bailm. ยงยง 254, 259. In Scotch law. A creditor who has begun without completing diligence necessary for attaching the property of his debtor is said to be in mora. Bell.

Author: 
Henry Campbell Black, M.A.
Publisher: 
West Publishing Company
Year Published: 
1910
Genre: 
Law Dictionary