601. In Camera

A closed and private session of court.

602. Implied Trust

A trust that is imposed by law onto certain situations by presuming the intention of the participants to create a trust, simply because of the facts at hand.

603. Impaired

A deterioration of an individual's judgment and decrease in his or her's physical ability. In law, it used primarily in regards to a person who is driving while ability impaired by alcohol or drugs. (D.W.A.I.) A DWAI is different from a DWI in that it doesn't require a predetermined B.A.C.

604. Immunity

An exemption that a person enjoys from the normal operation of the law.

605. Immigrant Visa

a document providing specified rights for an alien

606. Husband-wife Privilege

A special right that married persons have to keep communications between them secret and even inaccessible to a court of law.

607. Hung Jury

A jury which is unable to arrive at a required unanimous or near unanimous verdict.

608. Human Right

An individual's statutory right to equal treatment and to be free from discrimination prohibited by statute. Such rights typically provide a civil remedy to provide compensation or to punish discrimination when it is reported.

609. Hotchpot

The mixing of property for the purpose of effecting a proportionate division.

610. Hostile Witness

During an examination-in-chief, a lawyer is not allowed to ask leading questions of their own witness. But, if that witness openly displays hostility against the interest of the person that the lawyer represents, the lawyer may ask the court to declare the witness "hostile", after which, the lawyer may ask their own witness leading questions.