in futuro
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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All laws should be therefore made to commence in futuro, and be notified before their commencement; which is implied in the term "prescribed."
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir
Better the waxen heiress, Miss Nugent, with thirty thousand pounds in possession in some thirty-six hours, than the iron heiress, Miss Gwynne, with Glanyravon in futuro.
From Gladys, the Reaper by Beale, Anne
Three of the judges of the King's Bench held, that the action could not be maintained, because, among other objections, "it was not any matter of profit, either in presenti, or in futuro."
From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Webster, Daniel
Or if not, did she belong to the frivolous, half-educated young ladies, who think of nothing but dress, or lovers, or husbands in futuro?
From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by Paull, H. B.
Credimus autem, et credere fas est, æquissimum judicem omnium non solùm in futuro, verumetiam in præsenti seculo, illi centuplum redditurum, quod seruis suis manu sicut larga, ita devota gratantèr impendit.
From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 by Turner, Dawson
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