IN TERROREM

[Latin, In fright or terror; by way of a threat.] A
description of a legacy or gift given by will with the
condition that the donee must not challenge the
validity of the will or other testament.
Conditions of such nature, labeled in ter-
rorem clauses, are ordinarily regarded as threats,
since the potential loss of the gift is thought to
provoke fear or dread of litigation over the will