In haec verba (meaning "in these words") is a phrase in Latin legal usage, that refers to incorporating verbatim text into a complaint, pleading, or other instrument, rather than by attaching a copy to the pleading or instrument.
For example, [http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/decode/8/1/I/102 Delaware Code, tit. 8, § 102(b)(2)] permits a corporation to enter into a compromise with its creditors if the corporation has included the specific language of the statute in haec verba in its certification of incorporation; thus, the exact language of the statute must be recited verbatim in the certificate of incorporation in order to take advantage of this statutory provision.
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