法律英语|英文法律词典 I-59

INTER^{1. Between, among; as, inter vivos, between living persons; inter alia, among others.}

INTER ALIA. Among other things; as, the said premises^{2, which inter alia, Titius granted to Caius.}

INTER ALIOS. Between other parties, who are strangers to the proceeding^{3 in question.}

INTERCOMMONING, Eng. law. Where the commons of two manors^{4 lie together, and the inhabitants, or those having a right of common of both, have time out of mind depastured their cattle, without any distinction, this is called intercommoning.}

INTER CANEM ET LUPUM. Literally^{5, between the dog and the wolf. metaphorically6, the twilight7; because then the dog seeks his rest, and the wolf his prey8. 3 Inst. 63.}

INTER PARTES. This, in a technical sense, signifies an agreement professing^{9 in the outset, and before any stipulations are introduced, to be made between such and such persons as, for example, This Indenture11, made the _____ day of _____ 1848, between A B of the one part, and C D of the other. It is true that every contract is in one sense inter partes, because to be valid12 there must be two parties at least; but the technical sense of this expression is as above mentioned. Addis. on Contr. 9.}

2. This being a solemn declaration, the effect of such introduction. is to make all the covenants^{13, comprised in a deed to be covenants between the parties and none others; so that should a stipulation10 be found in the body of a deed by which the said A B covenants with E F to pay him one hundred dollars, the words with E F are inoperative, unless they have been used to denote for whose benefit the stipulation may have been made, being in direct contradiction with what was previously14 declared, and C D alone can sue for the non-payment; it being a maxim15 that where two opposite intentions are expressed in a contract, the first in order shall prevail. 8 Mod. 116; 1 Show. 58; 3 Lev. 138; Carth. 76; Roll. R. 196; 7 M. IV. 63; But this rule does not 'apply to simple contracts inter partes. 2 D . R. 277; 3 D. R. 273 Addis. on Contr. 244, 256.}

3. When there are more than two sides to a contract inter partes, for example, a deed; as when it is made between A B, of the first part; C D, of the second; and E F, of the third, there is no objection to one covenanting^{16 with another in exclusion17 of the third. See 5 Co. 182; 8 Taunt18. 245; 4 Ad. Ell. N. S. 207; Addis. on Contr. 267.}

INTER SE INTER SESE. Among themselves. Story on Part 405.

INTER VIVOS. Between living persons; as, a gift inter vivos, which is a gift made by one living person to another; see Gifts inter vivos. It is a rule that a fee cannot pass by grant or transfer, inter vivos, without appropriate words of inheritance. 2 Prest. on Est. 64.