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Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

At the end. IN FORMA PAUPERIS (Lat.) In the character or form of a poor man. When a person is so poor that he cannot bear the charges of suing at law or in equity, upon making oath that he is not worth iive pounds, and bringing a certificate from a counsellor at law that he believes him to have a just cause, he is permitted to sue in forma pauperis, in the manner of a pauper; that is, he is allowed to have original writs and subpoenas gratis, and counsel assigned him without fee. 3 Bl. Comm. 400. And in most if not all the states, provision is made by statute for suing in forma pauperis, the manner of obtaining such privilege varying with the statutes. See 3 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 65; 1 Paige, Ch. (N. Y.) 588; 3 Paige, Ch. (N. Y.) 273; 5 Paige, Ch. (N. Y.) 58; 2 Molloy, 475. IN FORMA PRAEDICTA (Law Lat.) In form aforesaid. Perk. o. 8, § 242. IN FORO (Lat.) In a (or tte) forum, court, or tribunal. IN FORO CONSCIENTIAE (Lat) Before the tribunal of conscience; conscientiously. The term is applied to moral obligations, as distinct from the obligations which the law which may enhance the price is wrong in faro eonscientiae, but there is no legal obligation on the part of the vendee to disclose them, and the contract will be good if not vitiated by fraud. Poth. Vente. pt. 2, c. 2, note 233; 2 Wheat. (U. S.) 185, note (c).

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

At the end.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat. At the end. Used, in references, to indicate that the passage cited is at the end of a book, chapter, section, etc.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Lat. Attheend. Used, in Teferences, to indicate that the passage cited is at the end of a book, chapter, section, ete.