IN PRAESENTI
\ɪn pɹiːsˈɛnti], \ɪn pɹiːsˈɛnti], \ɪ_n p_ɹ_iː_s_ˈɛ_n_t_i]\
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At the present time; used in opposition to in futuro. A marriage contracted in words de praesenti is good; as, I take Paul to be my hushand, is a good marriage, but words de futuro would not be sufficient, unless the ceremony was followed by consummation. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 258.
By John Bouvier
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