Legal terminology · Courts & proceedings
in limine — At the threshold
in limine means at the threshold. Latin source words and legal terminology examples: A motion in limine.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: At the threshold
- Latin: in limine
Examples and word parts
A motion in limine
A request for a ruling about evidence before it is presented at trial.
Word parts: in (at) + limine (threshold)
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Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals legal terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.