Informer

A person who Informs or prefers an accusation against another, whom he suspects of the violation of some penal statute. INFORTIATUM (Lat.)

In civil law. The second part of the Digest or Pandects of Justinian. See "Digest." This part, which commences with the third title of the twenty-fourth book, and ends with the thirty-eighth book, was thus called because it was the middle part, which, it was said, was supported and fortified by the two others. Some have supposed that this name was given to it because it treats of successions, substitutions, and other important matters, and, being more used than the others, produced greater fees to the lawyers. INFRA (Lat.) Below; under; beneath; underneath. The opposite of supra, above. Thus, we say, prima gradu est, — supra, pater, mater, infra, filius, filia; in the first degree of kindred in the ascending line, above is the father and the mother, below, in the descending line, son and daughter. Inst. 3, 6. 1.

In another sense, this word _ signifies "within"; as, infra corpus civitatis, within the body of the county; infra praesidia, within the guards; infra elausum, within the close. So of time, "during"; infra furor em, during the madness. This use is not classical. The sole instance of the word in this sense in the Code, infra anni spatium (Code, bk. 5, tit. 9, § 2), is corrected to intra anni spatium, in the edition of the Corpus Jur. Civ. of 1833, at Leipsic. The use of infra for intra seems to have sprung up among the barbarians after the fall of the Roman empire. In Italian, the preposition fra, which is a corruption of infra, is used in the sense of intra. Bonetti, Ital. Diet. INFRA AETATEM (Lat.) Within or under age. INFRA ANNOS NUBILES (Law Lat.) Under marriageable years; not yet of marriageable age. 6 Coke, 22. INFRA ANNUM LUCTUS (Lat.) Within anni spatium is the phrase used in the passage in the Code referred to. See Corp. Jur. Civ. 1843, Leipsic. Intra tempus luctus occurs in Novella 22, c. 40. This year was at first ten months, afterwards twelve. 1 Beck, Med. Jur. 612. INFRA BRACHIA (Lat.) Within her arms. Used of a husband de jure as well aa de facto. 2 Inst. 317. Also, inter brachia. Bracton, fol. 148b. It was in this sense that a woman could only have an appeal for murder of her husband inter brachia sua. Woman's Lawy., pp. 332, 335.

A person who Informs or prefers an accusation against another, whom he suspects of the violation of some penal statute. When the Informer is entitled to the penalty or part of the penalty, upon the conviction of an offender, he is or Is not at common law a competent witness, according as the statute creating the penalty has or has not made him so; 1 Phill. Ev. 97; Ros. Cr. Ev. 107; Com. v. Frost, 5 Mass. 57; 1 Saund. 262, c. See U. S. v. Murphy, 16 Pet. (U. S.) 213, 10 L. Ed. 937; 4 East 180. The court is not bound to instruct the Jury that the testimony of such a witness is to be received with great caution and distrust, since the credibility of witnesses is for the Jury, and counsel are permitted to argue the question to them; State v. Hoxsle, 15 R. I. 1, 22 Atl. 1059, 2 Am. St Rep. 838. INFORTIATUM (Lat). In Civil Law. The second part of the Digest or Pandects of Justiniaif. See 'Digest. This part, which commences with the third title of the twenty-fourth book and ends with the thirty-eighth book, was thus called because it was the middle part, which, it was said, was supported and fortified by the two others. Some have supposed that this name was given to it because it treats of successions, substitutions, and other Important matters, and, being more used than the others, produced greater fees to the lawyers. INFRA (Lat). Below, under, beneath, underneath. The opposite of supra, above. Thus, we say, primo gradu est — supra, pater, mater, infra, filius, ftlia: in the first degree of kindred in the ascending line, above is the father and the mother, below, in the descending line, son and daughter. Inst. 3. 6. 1.

In another sense, this word signifies within; as, infra corpus civitatis, within the body of the country; infra prwsidia, within the guards. So of time, during: infra furorem, during the madness. This use is not classical. The sole instance of the word in this sense in the Code, infra anni spatium. Code, b. 5, tit 9, § 2, is corrected to intra anni spatium, in the edition of the Corpus Jur. Civ. of 1833 at Lelpsic. The use of infra for intra seems to have sprung up among the barbarians after the fall of the Roman empire. INFRA >ETATEM (Lat). Within or under age. INFRA ANNUM LUCTUS (Lat). Within the year of grief or mourning, 1 Bla. Com. 457; Cod. 6. 9. 2. But intra anni spatium is the phrase used in the passage in the Code referred to. See Corp. Jur. Civ. 1833, Leipsic. Intra tempus luctus occurs in Novella 22, c. 40. This year was at first ten months^ afterwards twelve. 1 Beck, Med. Jur. 612. See Annus Luctus. de facto. Co. 2d Inst. 817. Also, inter bra~ ot Ua. Bracton, fol. 148 It was in this sense that a woman could only have an appeal for murder of her husband inter brachia aua. Woman’s Lawyer, pp. 332, 335. INFRA CORPUS C0MITATU8 (Lat). Within the body of the county. The common-law courts have Jurisdiction infra corpus comitatus: the admiralty, on the contrary, has no such Jurisdiction, unless, indeed, the tide-water may extend within such county. Waring v. Clarke, 5 How. (U. S.) 441, 451, 12 L. Ed. 226. See Admibalty; Fauces Tebr,®. INFRA DIGNITATEM CURi^ (Lat). Below the dignity of the court Example: in equity a demurrer will lie to a bill on the ground of the triviality of the matter in dispute, as being below the dignity of the court. See Smets v. Williams, 4 Paige, Ch. (N. Y.) 364. See Maxims (de minimis non curat lea}). INFRA HOSPITIUM (Lat). Within the Inn. When once a traveller’s baggage comes infra hospitium, that is, in the care and under the charge of the innkeeper, it is at his risk. See Guest; Innkeepeb. INFRA PR/ESIDIA (Lat within the walls). A term used in relation to prizes, to signify that they have been brought completely in the power of the captors; that is, within the towns, camps, ports, or fleet of the captors. Formerly the rule was, and perhaps still in some countries is, that the act of bringing a prize infra prwsidia changed the property; but the rule now established is that there must be a sentence of condemnation to effect this purpose. 1 0. llob. 134; 1 Kent 104; Chitty, Law of Nat. 98; Abbott, Shipp. 14; Hugo, Droit Romaln § 90. INFRACTION (Lat. inf range, to break in upon). The breach of a law or agreement; the violation of a compact. In the French law this is the generic expression to designate all actions which are punishable by the Code of France.

A person who informs or prefers an accusation against another, whom he suspects of the violation of some penal statute.

— Common informer. A common prosecutor. A person who habitually ferrets out crimes and offenses and lays information thereof before the ministers of justice, in order to set a prosecution on foot, not because of his office or any special duty in the matter, but for the sake of the share of the fine or penalty which the law allots to the informer in certain cases. Also used in a less invidious sense, as designating persons who were authorized and empowered to bring actions for penalties. U. S. v. Stocking (D. C.) 87 Fed. 861; In re Barker, 56 VL 20.

Informator, 1, 1 One who informs violation of some penal statute.

A _ person who informs or prefers an accusation against another, whom he suspects of the violation of some penal statute. When the informer is entitled to the penalty or part of the penalty, upon the conviction of an offender, he is, or is not a competent witness, accordingly as the statute creating the penalty has or has not made him so. 1 Phil. Ev. 97; Rosc. Cr. Ev. 107; 5 Mass. R. 57; 1 Dall. 68; 1 Saund. 262, c. Vide articles, Prosecutor, Rewards. 7 a - INFORTIATUM,. civil law. The second part of the Digest or Pandects of Justinian, is called enfortiatum, sce Digestum infortiatum. This part, which commences with the third title of the twentyfourth book, and ends with the thirtyeighth book, was thus called because it was the middle part, which, it was said, was supported and fortified by cause it treats of successions, substitutions and other important matters, and being more used than the others, produced greater fees to the lawyers.