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In being

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Held to include a child in utero. See 55 Ohio St. 478, 45 N. E. 720.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In existenco or life at a given moment of time, as, in the phrase "Ilfe or lives in being" in the rule against perpetuities. An unbarn child may, in some circumstances be considered as "in being." Phillips v. Herron, 55 Ohio St. 478, 45 N. E. 720; Hone v. Van Schaick, 3 Barb. Chi (N. Y.) 509.