in transituadv.
/ɪn ˈtrɑːnsᵻt(j)uː/, /ɪn ˈtransᵻt(j)uː/, U.S. /ɪn ˈtrænsəˌtu/ In passing, on the way. Also: incidentally; briefly and casually; parenthetically. In later use Law: in transit.The later uses refer to the right of a seller to resume possession of goods in transit, on learning that the buyer is unable to pay for them; frequently in stoppage in transitu.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [adverb] > in passing, on the way
in transitu1611
under way1671
1611 A. Willet Hexapla: Rom. 696 The Romanes might thinke, that he would see them onely in transitu, as he passed by, intending his iourney to an other place, and visiting them onely by the way.
1665 R. South Serm. preached before Court 24 They only please and affect the mind in Transitu.
1725 T. Sherlock Use & Intent Prophecy ii. 279 Of the later Writers, none treat expressly of this Subject; if ever they mention it, 'tis only occasionally and in transitu.
1787 F. Grose in C. Durnford & E. H. East Rep. Cases Court King's Bench (1794) 2 76 The consignor may seize the goods in transitu, if the consignee become insolvent before the delivery of them.
1817 W. Selwyn Abridgem. Law Nisi Prius (ed. 4) II. 1176 In order to stop goods in transitu, there must be an actual possession of them obtained by the consignor, before they come to the hands of the consignee.
1882 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 7 576 But for the indorsement..the right of stoppage in transitu would have been well exercised.
1909 J. L. Lewinsohn in Business Admin. 68 To protect the seller in such an exigence, the law gives him the right of stoppage in transitu.
1972 Accountant 19 Oct. 480/1 The Sale of Goods Act 1893 of which perhaps only stoppage in transitu is readily memorable.
2003 J. Mo Internat. Commerc. Law (ed. 3) 55 An unpaid seller has a right of stoppage in transitu..if the buyer becomes insolvent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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