INTER CANEM ET LUPUM
Definition (1910 Edition)
Origin: Civil Law
A term applied in the civil law to clauses of disinheritance in a will. Inst. 2, 13, 1;
(lat. Between the dog and the wolf.) The twilight ; because then the dog seeks his rest, and the wolf his prey. 8 Inst. 63.
(lat. Between the dog and the wolf.) The twilight ; because then the dog seeks his rest, and the wolf his prey. 8 Inst. 63.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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