Inhibition

In Civil Law. A prohibition which the law makes or a judge ordains to an individual. Halifax, Anal. p. 126. In English Law. "rhe name of a writ which forbids a judge from further proceeding in a cause depending before him. It is In Scotch Law. A personal prohibition which passes by letters under the signet, prohibiting the party inhibited to contract any debt or do any act by which any part of the heritable property may be aliened or carried off, in prejudice of the creditor inhibiting. Ersk. Prac. bk. 2, tit. 2, § 2. See "Diligence."

In Civil Law. A prohibition which the law makes or a Judge ordains to an individual. Halifax, Anal. p. 126. In English Law. The name of a writ which forbids a Judge from further proceeding in a cause depending before him: it is in the nature of a prohibition, Termcs de la Ley; Fitzh. N. B. 39. Also a writ Issuing out of a higher court Christian to a lower and Inferior, upon an appeal; 2 Burn, Ec. L. 339. In the government of the Protestant Episcopal church, a bishop can inhibit a clergyman of his diocese from performing clerical functiona INITIAL (from Lat. initium, beginning). Beginning; placed at the beginning. Webster. Thus, the initials of a man’s name are the first letters of bis name: as, G. W. for George Washington. Initials are no part of a name; Monroe Cattle Co. v. Becker, 147 U. S. 47, 13 Sup. Ct 217, 37 L. Ed. 72. A middle name or initial Is not recognized by law; Milk V. Christie & Todd, ). Hill (N. Y.) 102; Bratton v. Seymour, 4 Watts (Pa.) 329; Allen V. Taylor, 26 Vt. 599; King v. Hutchins, 28 N. H. 561; Mc Kay v. Speak, 8 Tex. 376; Long v. Campbell, 37 W. Va. 666, 17 S. B. 197; Johnson v. Day, 2 N. Dak. 295, 50 N. W. 701; Hicks v. Riley, 83 Ga. 332, 9 S. E. 771. But see C6m. v. Perkins, 1 Pick. (Mass.) 388; but the first initial Is, and a variance therein is fatal to an indictment; English v. State, 80 Tex. App. 470, 18 S, W. 94. In an with intent to defraud Tristam Tupper, and It was held good; State v. Jones, 1 Mc Mull. (S. C.) 236, 36 Am. Dec. 267. Signing of initials is good signing within the Statute of Frauds; 12 J. B. Mjoore 219; 2 Mood. & R. 221; Add. Contr. 46, n.; Palmer v. Stephens, 1 Den. (N. Y.) 471. When in a will the legatee is described' by the initials of his name only, parol evidence may be given to prove his identity; 3 V'es. 148. The fact that the foreman of the grand Jury in signing his nhme to the indorsement of “a true bill” on the indictment, used only the Initials of, instead of his full Christian name, is not ground for quashing the indictment; Zimmerman V. State, 4 Ind. App. 583, 31 N. E. 550. As to the use of an initial in a ballot, see Election. See Name.

In ecclesiastical law. A writ issuing from a superior ecclesiastical court, forbidding an inferior Judge to proceed further in a cause pending before him. In this sense it is closely analogous to the writ of prohibition at common law. Also the command of a bishop or ecclesiastical judge that a clergyman shall cease from taking any duty.

In Scotch law. A species of diligence or process by which a debtor is prohibited from contracting any debt which may become a burden on his heritable property, in competition with the creditor at whose instance the inhibition is token out; and from granting any deed of alienation, etc., to the prejudice of the creditor. Brande.

In the civil law. A prohibition which the law makes or a judge ordains to an individual. Hallifax, Civil Law, p. 126.

— Inhibition against a wife. In Scotch law. A writ in the sovereign's name, passing the signet, which prohibits all and sundry from having transactions with a wife or giving her credit. Bell; Ersk. Inst. 1, 6, 26.

In English ecclesiastical law. A writ from a higher ecclesiastical court to forbid an inferior from further proceeding in a cause.

In Scots law. A species of process by which a debtor is prohibited from contracting any debts or granting any deed of alienation, etc., to the prejudice of the creditor; a writ to prevent credit from being given to a man's wife.

In ecclesiastical law. A writ issuing from a superior ecclesiastical court, forbidding an inferior judge to proceed further in a cause pending before him. In this sense it is closely analogous to the writ of prohibition at common law. Also the command of a bishop or ecclesiastical judge that a clergyman shall cease from taking any duty.

In Scotch law. A species of diligence or process by which a debtor is prohibited from contracting any debt which may become a burden on his heritable property, in competition with the creditor at whose instance the inhibition is taken out; and from granting any deed voluntarily to the prejudice of such creditor.

In the civil law. A prohibition which the law makes or a judge ordains to an individual. Hallifax, Civil Law, p. 126.

A writ from a higher ecclesiastical court to restrain proceedings in a lower. Iniquum est aliquem rei sui esse judicem, /. It is unjust

Scotch law, isa the party inhibited to contract any debt, or do any deed, by which any part of the lands may be aliened or carried off, in prejudice of the creditor inhibiting. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. B. 2, t. 2.8. 2. See Diligences.