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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesliminaire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /li.mi.nɛʁ/
"Une motion liminaire a été déposée par les avocats."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Occurring at the outset, beginning, or threshold of a legal proceeding or process.
"The defense filed an in limine motion to exclude potentially prejudicial evidence before the trial officially commenced."
- 1
At the beginning or preliminarily; before the main matter or trial gets underway.
"The judge dismissed the flawed testimony in limine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived directly from Latin, combining the preposition 'in' (in, on) with the ablative form of 'limen' (threshold). Historically used in Roman law, it entered English legal terminology centuries ago to describe preliminary motions or objections raised at the very threshold or beginning of a legal proceeding.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "In limine" is said worldwide
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liminaire
Transliteration: /li.mi.nɛʁ/
"Une motion liminaire a été déposée par les avocats."
vorläufig
Transliteration: /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɔɪfɪç/
"Ein vorläufiger Einspruch wurde vor Beginn der Verhandlung eingereicht."
liminare
Transliteration: /li.miˈna.re/
"L'avvocato ha presentato un'eccezione liminare."
in limine
Transliteration: /in ˈli.mi.ne/
"La moción in limine fue rechazada por el juez."
liminar
Transliteration: /li.miˈnaʁ/
"O juiz concedeu a medida liminar."
प्रारंभिक
Transliteration: prarambhik
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अदालत ने प्रारंभिक आपत्तियों को खारिज कर दिया।"
初审的
Transliteration: chū shěn de
Script: 中文汉字
"律师在庭审前提交了一项初步动议。"
사전의
Transliteration: sajeon-ui
Script: 한국어 한글
"재판 시작 전에 사전 신청이 제기되었습니다."
審尋前の
Transliteration: shinshin mae no
Script: 日本語
"公判前に証拠除外の申し立てが行われた。"
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