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In Mora

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

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. §§ 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.