In limine

I was stoning while reading an Indian affidavit when I came across this sentence:

"The Claim that has been preferred by the Claimant is not maintainable on facts or in law and is liable to be dismissed in limine."

I re-read this sentence at least thrice. I went to dictionary.com to search for "limine".

NIL results.

What the heck is a "limine"?

I did a search in a law dictionary instead and found that it has to be read with the 'in.'

"In limine" means:

Latin for "on the threshold" or "at the outset"; a motion made at the start of a trial requesting that the judge rule that certain evidence may not be introduced in trial.

What I gathered it means:
1. It is a request put in before the start of a trial
2. It is a request for the judge not to admit certain evidence in the trial
3. The judge is to render his decision in private, usually in chambers (i.e. in his office)

Oh ya. It is pronounced as "lim-in-nay", not "lee-mine"

My mind started reeling.

[Courtroom Scene]

Judge: Ok, we will be resuming the trial in 5 minutes.

Defence Attorney: Your honour, before we begin, I wish to enquire about that mattress Prosecution has just brought in

Prosecutor: Ahh yes. That is my Exhibit C - the mattress which the Accused conducted the act of adultery on.

Defence Attorney: (shocked) Your honour, I would like to move for motion IN LIMINE now!

Prosecutor: Your honour, I respectfully ask for a rejection of Defence's motion. This is a crucial prosecution evidence to show that sexual acts had indeed been performed on the same as evidenced by stains belonging to the Accused.

Defence Attorney: Your honour, the alleged crime scene is in a Hotel 88. We can expect PLENTY of stains on their mattresses. Even if one of those stains belong to my client, it cannot prove that it is a result of sexual act with third parties. Besides, it is so crass to bring in a mattress. Obviously Prosecution can't do better than this.

Prosecutor: Hello? In the Anwar's sodomy case, they also brought the TILAM into the courtroom, ok?

Judge: Ok you two. We can't go back to my chambers because my mistress is in there so we have to deal with this OUT LIMINE. Kapish?

Ho ho ho ho ho!!!

Ok, ok. Pardon my overactive (lame) imagination. Now back to my boring affidavit......*ZZZ*