in extremis

in extremis
In the last stage and extremity of the last illness. As a characterization of the circumstance under which a declaration becomes admissible in a prosecution for homicide as a dying declaration, the victim being the declarant:–at the point of death from the wound to which the declaration refers, although not necessarily taking the last breath. 26 Am J1st Homi § 405.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • extremis — (in) (i nèk stré mis ) loc. adv. À la dernière extrémité, à l article de la mort. Disposition testamentaire in extremis. Mariage célébré in extremis, ou mariage in extremis. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. in, en, dans, extremis, les choses extrêmes …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • extremis — (in) → in extremis ⇒EXTREMIS, voir IN EXTREMIS …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • extremis — A description of the state of being ill beyond the hope of recovery, with death imminent. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. extremis A description of the state of being ill beyond the …   Law dictionary

  • extremis\ in — extremis (in) → in extremis …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • extremis — see IN EXTREMIS …   Medical dictionary

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  • EXTREMIS — (IN). loc. adv. empruntée du latin. À l article de la mort. On l emploie surtout en Jurisprudence. Disposition de dernière volonté faite in extremis, ou Disposition in extremis. Mariage célébré in extremis, ou Mariage in extremis …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • extremis — ex|trem|is see IN EXTREMIS …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • extremis — [[t]ɪkstri͟ːmɪs[/t]] see in extremis …   English dictionary

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