inter vivos trust
n. a trust created by a writing (declaration of trust) which commences at that time, while the creator (called a trustor or settlor) is alive, sometimes called a "living trust."

interest
n. 1) any and all, partial or total right to property or for the use of property, including an easement to pass over a neighboring parcel of land, the right to drill for oil,

interim order
n. a temporary order of the court pending a hearing, trial, a final order or while awaiting an act by one of the parties. See also: interlocutory decree restraining order.

interlineation
n. the act of writing between the lines of a document, usually to add something that was omitted or thought of later. The issue (debated question) is whether both parties to a document (a contract, for example)

interlocutory
adj. provisional and not intended to be final. This usually refers to court orders which are temporary. See also: interlocutory decree.

interlocutory decree
n. a court judgment which is temporary and not intended to be final until either a) other matters come before the judge, or b) there is a specified passage of time to determine if the interlocutory decree (judgment) is "working" (becomes ac ...

international law
n. treaties between countries; multi-lateral agreements; some commissions covering particular subjects, such as whaling or copyrights; procedures and precedents of the International Court of Justice ("World Court")