Legal Definitions - intra trajectum

Intra Trajectum

The Latin term intra trajectum refers to something that occurs or exists during the course of a journey or passage. It describes a situation, event, or condition that takes place while an object, person, or even a legal process is in transit from one point to another.

• Example 1: A valuable antique sculpture is being shipped from a gallery in Rome to a museum in New York. While the sculpture is aboard the cargo ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean, a storm causes the crate to shift, resulting in damage to the artwork.

  This situation would be described as occurring intra trajectum because the damage happened specifically during the sea voyage, while the sculpture was in transit between its origin and destination.

• Example 2: A critical legal brief, which needs to be filed by a specific deadline, is sent via a specialized courier service from a law firm in one city to the courthouse in another. The courier's vehicle is involved in an accident, and the brief is lost or severely damaged before reaching its destination.

  Here, the loss or damage to the legal brief occurred intra trajectum, meaning it happened during its passage from the law firm to the courthouse, while it was in the process of being delivered.

• Example 3: A passenger on an international flight experiences a medical emergency while the aircraft is flying over international waters, en route from London to Tokyo. The flight crew must divert the plane to the nearest airport for emergency medical attention.

  The medical emergency occurred intra trajectum because it took place during the aircraft's journey, specifically while it was in transit between two distinct geographical points.