A party may request a motion in limine ( Latin : " at the threshold " ) made before the start of a trial requesting that the judge rule that certain evidence may, or may not, be introduced to the jury in a trial.
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In response, Interplay filed its own motion in limine the day after in an attempt to prevent Bethesda from producing a formally undisclosed expert witness, who was expected to offer expert testimony regarding the meaning of contract terms contained in the Trademark License Agreement.
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The reasons for the motions are wide and varied, but probably the most frequent use of the motion " in limine " in a criminal trial is to shield the jury from information concerning the defendant that could possibly be unfairly prejudicial to the defendant if heard at trial.
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The right of either party to challenge his opponent " in limine ", either where the question between them was purely one of law, or where even the view of the facts taken and alleged by his opponent did not constitute a cause of action or defence, was a most valuable one, and tended to the curtailment of both the delay and the expense of litigation.
