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Id est

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

That is.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat That is. Commonly abbreviated "i. e."

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Tat. That is. Commonly abbreviated “i. e.” Id perfectum est quod ex omnibus suis partibus constat. That is perfect which consists of all its parts. 9 Coke, 9. Id possumus quod de jure possumus. Lane, 116. We may do only that which by law we are allowed to do. Id quod est magis remotum, non trahit ad se quod est magis junctum, sed © contrario in omni casu. That which is more remote does not draw to itself that which is nearer, but the contrary in every case. Co. Litt. 164. Id quod nostrum est sine facto nostro ad alium transferri non potest. That which is ours cannot be transferred to another without our act. Dig. 50, 17, 11. Id solum nostrum quod debitis deductis nostrum est. That only is ours which remains to us after deduction of debts. Tray. Lat. Max. 227.