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French language for 'in his/her mother's womb' or 'in his/her mother's belly'. Standard legal language and refers to the unborn child (fetus in utero) which is accepted to be a minor, provided it is subsequently born alive. Found for example in section 15 Thailand Civil and Commercial Code second paragraph: 'the unborn child (in his mother's womb) is capable of rights provided that it is thereafter born alive.'

Money or other goods transferred to a neutral third party (Thailand requires this to be a licensed (financial) institution under the Thailand Business Escrow Act) and held by this party on behalf of contract parties pending fulfilment of some condition of a contract.