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A Latin preposition meaning among or between.
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Ike Ingram, domiciled in State A, conveys land located in State B to Isaac Irving. When a title dispute arises, the court evaluates the most significant relationship to the thing and parties. It considers, inter alia, the policies of the interested states and the parties' justified expectations.
Isaiah Ishikawa owns a historic terminal building. City officials deny his proposed expansion plans under preservation rules. He argues, inter alia, that the restrictions amount to a taking without just compensation.
Imran Iyer, serving as special prosecutor, seeks tapes from the White House. The President resists production on confidentiality grounds. The prosecutor contests the claim, inter alia, under regulations granting authority to litigate privilege issues.
Ian Iverson sues an estate executor in federal court. The defendant moves to dismiss for untimely filing under state probate limits. The plaintiff responds, inter alia, that federal rules on service govern instead of the state time bar.
Ilana Isaacs holds a beneficial interest in one of many trusts pooled in a common fund. The trustee petitions for judicial settlement of accounts. The decree binds all participants, inter alia, on every matter set forth in the accounting.
Ike Ingram's development firm proposes integrated housing in a village. Officials deny the permit citing local concerns. The firm alleges, inter alia, that the denial reflects discriminatory purpose under equal protection standards.
It means among or between. The term commonly appears in compound phrases such as inter alia to signal inclusion of additional unspecified items.
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It introduces a nonexclusive list. Courts and litigants employ inter alia to indicate that a stated point is one among several others without enumerating every item.
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No. The preposition appears across procedural, constitutional, and evidentiary materials whenever a writer wishes to reference one matter among others.
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…the Commission’s consideration and approval. Instead, appellants filed suit in New York Supreme Court, Trial Term, claiming, inter alia , that the application of the Landmarks Preservation Law had “taken” their property without just compensation in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments and arbitrarily…