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An adverb derived from Law Latin that denotes action taken forthwith or without any intervening delay.
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Robbery Force Retention
After taking the victim's wallet, Israel Irving fled on foot. When the victim immediately pursued, Irving brandished a knife to deter recovery of the property indistanter. The force satisfied the requirement that threats be used to retain possession without delay.
Presidential Term Start
Following the electoral vote count, the new President assumed office indistanter for a four-year term. The Constitution vests executive power in that officer upon the prescribed election process. No gap in authority occurs between the vote tally and the start of the term.
Present Sense Impression
Ilana Isaacs exclaimed that the car had just run the red light while or immediately after perceiving the collision. The statement qualified as a present sense impression because it described the event indistanter. The court admitted the exclamation over a hearsay objection.
During the theft, Ines Ibarra threatened to commit arson, a first-degree felony, against the store owner. The threat occurred indistanter in the course of taking the cash. That conduct elevated the offense under the model code provision.
Landlord Obligation Transfer
Imperial Motors sold its leased warehouse to Iris Energy while still bound by a repair covenant that touched and concerned the property. The original landlord remained obligated indistanter after the transfer because privity of contract persisted. The buyer took the premises subject to that continuing duty.
False Imprisonment Threat
Isabelle Inman blocked Iain Irons from leaving the office by threatening immediate physical force if he crossed the doorway. The confinement arose indistanter through submission to that threat. The actor thereby effected restraint without physical barriers or actual contact.
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How does indistanter differ from a mere reasonable time in legal rules?+
Indistanter requires action with no delay at all, as opposed to action within a commercially reasonable period. The distinction appears in robbery rules that demand force used to retain property immediately after the taking and in evidence rules that admit statements made while or immediately after perceiving an event.
Does indistanter apply only to criminal law timing requirements?+
No. The adverb appears across doctrines whenever a rule demands instantaneous action, including constitutional vesting of executive power, tort rules on confinement by threat, and property rules preserving landlord obligations after transfer.
410 U.S. 113 (1973)Constitutional Law
…Roe. Pp. 129-166. (a) The principle that a court may not enjoin enforcement of a statute unless the plaintiff shows that he is immediately threatened with irreparable injury is not applicable where the plaintiff attacks the facial validity of the statute on the ground that it is unconstitutionally vague or overbroad. Pp.…