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immigrant - Person who enters a country of which he or she is not a citizen with the intention of establishing permanent residence

index - Alphabetical listing of names, places, titles, subjects, etc., with page numbers, document numbers, or other identification as to where they can be found

informant - Person who gives information, for example, the person who provides information about the decedent and his family for a death certificate

in print book - Book currently available from the publisher

INS - Abbreviation for Immigration and Naturalization Service

inst. - Abbreviation for “instant”

instant - Latin word meaning “current month”

interment - Burial

interment book - Book in which records of burials are recorded by a cemetery

inventory - Detailed listing of property included in an estate

 

 


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