Incest
The crime of sexual contact with a blood relative usually including a parent,
child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild.
Inchmaree Clause
A standard clause in maritime insurance contracts covering risks of events not
directly related to perils at sea such as loading accidents.
Incorporeal
Legal rights which are intangible such as
copyrights and patents.
Incorporeal Hereditament
An intangible right which is attached to
property and which is inheritable.
Indefeasible
Not to be annulled or made void; not
forfeitable.
Indemnity
Contract with a third-party to perform another's obligations if called upon to
do so by the third-party, whether the other has defaulted or not.
Indictable Offense
An offense which the government can opt to cause trial by a more formal process
than by summary process.
Indictment
The document by which the state sets out the claim that a person has committed a
crime. It is on the basis of an indictment that an accused offender must stand
trial.
Indigent
A poor person; not penniless, but in need and who has no financial support
whatsoever.
Indirect Tax
A tax which is levied indirectly; it is ultimately paid for by the consumer.