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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.



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