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In extremis

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002532

A Latin legal phrase meaning 'in extreme circumstances' or 'at the point of death.' It describes a situation where a person is facing imminent death, which can affect the legal validity of certain actions, such as making a will or a dying declaration. Statements made in extremis are sometimes admissible as exceptions to the hearsay rule in court.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002532
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002532",
  "term": "In extremis",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A Latin legal phrase meaning 'in extreme circumstances' or 'at the point of death.' It describes a situation where a person is facing imminent death, which can affect the legal validity of certain actions, such as making a will or a dying declaration. Statements made in extremis are sometimes admissible as exceptions to the hearsay rule in court.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/in-extremis/"
}

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