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thence

thence, adv. 1. From that place; from that time. • In surveying, and in describing land by courses and distances, this word, preceding each course given, implies that the following course is continuous with the one before it (south 240 feet to an iron post, thence west 59 feet). 2. On that account; therefore.

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inde

inde (in-dee), adv. [Latin] Hist. Thence; thereof. • This word appeared in several Latin phrases, such as quod eat inde sine die (“that he go thence without day”).

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eat inde sine die

eat inde sine die (ee-[schwa]t in-dee sI-nee dI-ee). [Latin] Let him go thence without day. • These words were used on a defendant’s acquittal, or when a prisoner was to be discharged, to signify that the matter be dismissed without any further judicial proceedings. See GO HENCE WITHOUT DAY.

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