In Terrorem definition:
Latin: in terror, fright, threat or warning.
Something, such as a clause in a document, which seeks to intimidate a person to do or not do a certain thing.
In Terrorem Clause
To threaten or in fear It is a clause mentioned in the will wherby it is stated that no beneficiary or donee should challenge the Will for its validity and that if he/she does so and looses the legal battle, ...
In terrorem
The Latin term "In terrorem" means, in a UK legal context: "as a warning or deterrent".
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In terrorem - As a warning or deterrent
Ipsissima verba - The very words of a speaker
Ipso facto - By that very fact ...
in terrorem clause
(in tehr-roar-em)n. from Latin for "in fear," a provision in a will which threatens that if anyone challenges the legality of the will or any part of it, then that person will be cut off, ...
IN TERROREM. By way of threat, terror, or warning. For example, when a legacy is given to a person upo condition not to dispute the validity or the dispositions in wills and testaments, the conditions are not in general obligatory, ...
in terrorem
Latin meaning "in fear." This phrase is used to describe provisions in contracts or wills meant to scare a person into complying with the terms of the agreement.
Coffee (1984) 155 CLR 578
^ See Dillon v. Legg, 68 Cal. 2d 728 (1968) and Molien v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, 27 Cal. 3d 916 (1980).
^ The breadth of negligence is often associated with an "in terrorem effect" ...
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