Inducement

In Contracts. The benefit which the obligor is to receive from a contract is the inducement for making it. In Criminal Law. The motive. Confessions 'are sometimes made by criminals under the influence of promises or threats. When these promises or threats are made by persons in authority, the confessions cannot be received in evidence. See "Confession.' In Pleading. The statement of matter which is introductory to the principal subject of the declaration or plea, and which is necessary to explain or elucidate it. See "Colloquium." INDUCIAE (Lat.) In Civil Law. A truce; cessation from hostilities for a time agreed upon. Also, such agreement itself. Calv. Lex. So in international law. Grotius de Jure Belli, In Old Practice. A delay or indulgence allowed by law. Calv. Lex.; Du Cange; Bracton, fol.

352b; Fleta, lib. 4, c. 5, § 8. See Bell, Diet; Burton, Law Scot. 561.

So used in old maritime law; e. g., an induciae of twenty days after safe arrival of vessel was allowed in case of a bottomry bond, to raise principal and interest. Locc. de Jure Mar. lib.

2, c. 6, § 11.

INDUCIAE LEGALES (Lat.) In Scotch law. The days between the citation of the defendant and the day of appearance; the days between the teste day and day of return of the writ.