in

In the law of real estate, this preposition is used to denote the fact of seisin, title, or possession, and serves as an elliptical expression for some such phrase as "in possession," or as an abbreviation for "mtitled" or "invested with title." An elastic preposition in other cases, expressing relation of presence, existence, situation, inclusion, action, etc.; inclosed or surrounded by limits, as in a room; also meaning for, in and about, on, within etc.; and is synonymous with expressions "in regard to", "respecting", "with respect to", and "as is"