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• in arrears
  не уплаченный во время, просроченный платёж

  Mark has been in arrears with his rent payments lately.
• in bad faith
  с нечестными намерениями

  Jack Robinson was bargaining in bad faith when he tried to sell a computer to me.
• in consideration of (something)
  с учётом чего-либо

  In consideration of the amount of work I have to do I think I should charge more money for my services.
• in contempt of court
  неуважение к суду

  George Croft was found to be in contempt of court because he had been rude to the judge.
• in debt
  в долгу

  Derek was heavily in debt, but he had no money to pay his debt.
• in defiance of (someone or something)
  открытое неповиновение кому-либо \ чему-либо

  The man was in defiance of the court order as he didn't want to pay the fine.
• in dispute
  подвергать сомнению, выступать против

  I looked through the contract and saw that some parts of it are in dispute.
• in effect
  в действии

  This law has been in effect for many years.
• in good faith
  честно, добросовестно, искренне

  Wendi acted in good faith when she gave me that piece of advice.
• in kind
  расплачиваться товаром, а не деньгами; расплачиваться натурой

  They wanted to pay us back in kind for the use of their summer cottage.
• in lieu of (something)
  вместо чего-либо

  In lieu of keeping the goods till the season is high they sold them out immediately.
• in perpetuity
  пожизненно

  Tobias was given the right to use the land near his house in perpetuity.
• in person
  лично

  "I want you to appear at the staff meeting in person."
• in plain English/language
  простым языком

  I was told to write the legal contract in plain English so that it could easily be understood.
• in private
  конфиденциально

  The teacher told Mary that she wanted to talk to her in private after class.
• in public
  открыть, публично

  The judge has told his colleagues that he is sick but will not admit it in public.
• in receipt of (something)
  при получении, получив что-либо

  I told my lawyer that I was already in receipt of the documents and that he may start the legal procedure.
• in reference to (something)
  по поводу, относительно чего-либо

  At the meeting Paul spoke in reference to the Boy Scouts.
• in session
  заседание (суда)

  The court was in session when Stan arrived at the court house to take the stand.
• in the act of (doing something)
  во время какого-либо действия

  The boys were caught in the act of stealing apples from my neighbor's garden.
• in the right
  (быть) правым

  In family quarrels, it is hard to say who is in the right.
• in the wrong
  (быть) не правым

  In attacking a little, Steve was plainly in the wrong.
• in trouble with the law
  не в ладу с законом

  When Simon was a teenager, he was often in trouble with the law.
• in trust of (someone)
  под чью-либо ответственность

  At his death Mr. Arnolds left all his property to his nephew in trust of the boy's mother.
• in/have custody of (someone or something)
  (быть) под охраной, заключение под стражу

  Alan was mentally sick that's why he was placed in custody of the mental hospital.
• invasion of privacy
  посягательство на уединение

  I decided to sue my stepfather for the invasion of privacy because he often comes into my room without my permission.
• invest someone with the power or legal right to (do something)
  предоставить кому-либо законное право делать что-либо

  During the demonstration the police were invested with the power to guard the White House.
• judge (someone or something) on its/their own merit(s)
  судить о ком-либо \ чём-либо по достоинству

  We usually judge people on their own merits.
• jump bail
  не явиться в суд после освобождения под залог

  The police were afraid that the man might jump bail and leave the country.
• jump to conclusions
  делать поспешные выводы

  "I don't want you to jump to conclusions because you don't know all the facts."
• jury is still out (on someone or something)
  решение всё ещё не принято

  The jury is still out; they haven't accepted adventitious proposal yet.
• keep one's own counsel
  скрывать что-либо, держать в секрете, "держать язык за зубами"

  I know that Dora has some problems at work, but she prefers to keep her own counsel and never tells anyone about them.
• last will and testament
  завещание

  Mr. Brown went to a notary to authenticate his last will and testament.
• laugh (something) out of court
  посмеяться над чем-либо, высмеять что-либо

  They laughed the case out of court as being extremely ridiculous.
• law unto oneself
  сам себе закон (о человеке, игнорирующем закон или правила, если они ему не нравятся)

  Johnny's father told him that he must stop being a law unto himself.