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In limine |
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in limine (in limb-in-ay) from Latin for "at the threshold," referring to a motion before a trial begins. A motion to suppress illegally-obtained evidence is such a motion. (See: motion to suppress) IN LIMINE. In or at the beginning. This phrase is frequently used; as, the courts are anxious to check crimes in limine. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The company then filed a motion in limine, seeking to preclude any evidence about whether the warning was sufficient and saying that the company had no obligation to warn consumers directly because of the learned-intermediary doctrine. 54) Under these circumstances, the court allowed the evidence to be admitted (at least preliminarily at the motion in limine stage), with the caveat that it might change its decision if it became clear that the purported harassers knew nothing of the plaintiff's behavior or the plaintiff made it known directly that the harassment was unwelcome. Since the motion is made at the threshold of the trial, it is a motion in limine, which is Latin for "at the threshold. |
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