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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HINC INDE, adv.phr. Sc. Law: reciprocally, on the one side and on the other, gen. with reference to claims or contracts (Sc. 1946 A. D. Gibb Legal Terms 40).Gsw. 1700 Gsw. Charters (1906) II. 287:
The said magistrats and councils of the said burghs of Glasgow and Dumbartoun, respective, bind and oblidge them and their successors in office, . . . to observe, keep and fulfill this present contract in the haill heads, articles and clauses abovewritten thereof hinc inde.Sc. 1707 Letter in Atholl MSS. (28 Aug.):
Witnesses ar cited, hinc, inde, agt. Tuesday next being the 2^d of Sep^r.Sc. 1754 Erskine Principles i. vi. § 18:
Neither are remuneratory grants revocable . . . except . . . where what is given hinc inde, by the husband and wife, bears no proportion to each other.Sc. 1838 Bell Dict. Law Scot. 470:
The claims of the parties hinc inde, signify their reciprocal claims against each other, as at a particular time, or in a particular process or suit.