Vergens ad inopiam
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Declining toward poverty.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
L. Lat In Scotch law. Verging towards poverty; in declining circumstances. 2 Kames, Eq. 8.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. I.
In Scots law. Verging towards poverty.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
/. In declining circumstances.