EASEMENT are Ea quae in curia nostra rite acta sunt debitae executioni demandari debet. Those things which regularly done in our court should be included in the execution debt. Ea quae raro accidunt, non temere in agendis negotiis computantur. Those things which rarely happen are not rashly taken into account in business transactions. Eadem causa diversis rationibus coram judicibus ecclesiasticis et secularibus ventilatur. The same cause is with different reasons argued before both ecclesiastical and secular judges. Eadem est ratio, eadem est lex. The same reason, the same law. See 7 Pick. (Mass.) 493. E Eadem mens praesumitur regis quae est juris et quae esse debet, proesertim in dubiis. The king's mind is presumed to be in accord with law and as it should be, especially in doubtful matters. Eagle. A United States coin of ten dollars value. Ealderman. A chief. Ealdor biscop. An archbishop. Earl. An English title of nobility Earldom. The jurisdiction or dignity of an earl. Earles-penny. Earnest-money given to bind a bargain. Earmark. An identifying or distinguishing mark; a peculiar slit made in the ears of cattle and sheep for identification. Earnest. A part payment of the price. See 108 Mass. 54, 11 Am. Rep. 306. Earnings. The rewards of labor or services. See 102 Am. St. Rep. 97, note. Ear-witness. One testifying to what he has heard; one testifying to hearsay. Easement. A liberty, privilege, or advantage in land, without profit, and existing distinct from the ownership of the soil. See 113 Iowa, 122, 86 Am. St. Rep. 367, and note, 84 N. W. 949. Easement appurtenant. An incorporeal right which is attached to and belongs with some greater or EASEMENT superior right. See 136 Am. St. Rep. 685, note. Easement in gross. A mere personal interest in land, not apSee purtenant to any other land. 136 Am. St. Rep. 683, note. East Greenwich. A royal manor in Kent. Easter offerings, or Easter dues. Dues paid to the clergy at Easter. Easter term. An English court term from April 15th to May 8th. Eat inde sine die. Let him go hence without day. Eau. Water. Eaves-drip. Rain-water dripping from the eaves of a house. Eavesdropper. One guilty of lying in wait to overhear conversation. See 75 Am. Dec. 773, note. Eavesdropping. The offense of lying in wait to overhear conversation. Ebb. Ebba. The falling of the tide. Eberemord. Same as Aberemurder. Eccles. Ecclesiastical. Ecclesia ecclesiae decimas solvere non debet. The church ought not to pay tithes to the church. Ecclesia est domus mansionalis omnipotentis dei. The church is the mansion-house of the omnipotent God. Ecclesia est infra aetatem et in custodia domini regis, qui tenetur jura et haereditates ejusdem manu tenere et defendere. The church is under age and in the custody of the king, who is bound to sustain and defend her rights and inherit 1327-1377. Edward IV. King of England, 1461-1483. EDWARD V Edward V. King of England, AprilJune, 1483. Edward VI. King of England, 15471553. Edward VII. King of Great Britain, etc., 1901-1910. Eé. Estre, to be. Effect. See In effect. Effective. In force; in effect. Effects. Property. See 14 Am. Dec. 577, note. Effectus punitur licet non sequatur effectus. The act should be punished that the consequence may not follow. See 5 Har. & J. (Md.) 317, 9 Am. Dec. 534. Effectus sequitur causam. The effect follows the cause. Effigy. A stuffed figure made to represent some person. Efflux. The flow of time. Effluxion of time. Lapse of time. Effraction. A forcible breaking. Eia, or ey. An island. Eigne. The eldest. Einetia. An eldest son's share. Eisdem modis dissolvitur obligatio quae nascitur ex contractu, vel quasi, quibus contrahitur. An obligation which arises in contract or quasi contract is dissolved in the same manner in which it is contracted. Eisna. The eldest. Eisnetia. Same as Einetia. Ejection. Ouster from possession. Ejection and intrusion. (Scotch) An action to recover real property and damages by one forcibly dispossessed. Ejectione custodiae. See De ejectione custodiae. Ejectione firmae. firmae. See De ejectione Ejectment. An action for trial of title to land in which possession may be recovered. See 67 N. J. L. 260, 91 Am. St. Rep. 433, 57 L. R. A. 956, 51 Atl. 509. Ejectment of ward. See De ejectione custodiae. Ejectum. Wreckage cast up by the sea. Ejercitoria. (Spanish) An action against a ship owner for debts incurred by his shipmaster. Ejettement. Ejectment. EJETTEMENT Ejettement de garde. Same as Ejectment of ward. Ejidos. (Spanish) A common. See 15 Cal. 554. Ejurare. To abjure; to renounce by oath. Ejus est interpretari cujus est condere. It is for him who composes to interpret. Ejus est nolle, qui potest velle. He who can consent can refuse. Ejus est non nolle qui potest velle. He who can consent should not be noncommittal. Ejus est periculum cujus est dom inum aut commodum. His is the risk who has the ownership and profit. Ejus nulla culpa est cui parere necesse sit. No blame follows him who has to obey. Ejusdem generis. Of the same nature or kind. See 112 Minn. 52, 21 Ann. Cas. 679, 30 L. R. A. (N. S.) 335, 127 N. W. 444. Ejusdem negotii. Of the same transaction. Elaborare. To acquire by labor. of Trinity House, a body in charge of English buoys and lighthouses. Electa una via, non datur recursus ad alteram. Having chosen one course, he is not allowed to return to the other. Electio est creditoris. The creditor has his choice. Electio est debitoris. The debtor has his choice. Electio est intima (interna), libera, et spontanea separatio unius rei ab alia, sine compulsione, consistens in animo et voluntate. Election is the internal, free and spontaneous separation of one thing from another, without com ELIGIBLE pulsion, consisting in intent and will. Electio semel facta, et placitum testatum, non patitur regressum. An election once made and the decision made clear is not permitted to be revoked. Electio semel facta non patitur regressum. An election once made does not admit of a retraction. Election. A choice; a selection; a selection by votes. See 82 Iowa, 216, 11 L. R. A. 354, 47 N. W. 1091. Election auditor. An officer who audits and publishes an account of election expenses. Electiones fiant rite et libere sine interruptione aliqua. Election should be made regularly and freely without any interruption. Elective. Chosen at an election by votes cast thereat. Elector. One qualified to vote at an election. See 136 Pa. 459, 10 L. R. A. 228, 20 Atl. 574. Electoral college. The meeting of presidential electors to elect the president. Electors of president. See Presidential electors. Eleemosyna. Alms. Eleemosynarius. One who dispenses alms. Eleemosynary. Charitable. Eleemosynary corporation. One formed for charitable purposes. See 4 Conn. 172, 10 Am. Dec. 112. Eleganter. Accurately. Elegit. A writ of execution. Elements. The forces of nature which are sudden, unusual or unexpected. See 40 Minn. 106, 2 L. R. A. 349, 41 N. W. 940. Eligible. Qualified. See 50 Kan. 275, 34 Am. St. Rep. 113, 20 L. R. A. 97, 32 Pac. 1123. Elongare. To eloign. Elongata. A sheriff's return on a writ of replevin when the goods have been eloigned. Elongatus. Eloigned. Elongavit. He has eloigned. Elopement. A wife's departure with Emanavit. It issued. the power of reproduction in a male. Embargo. A governmental order forbidding the departure of ships Embraceor. Same as Embracer. Embracer. One guilty of embracery. Embracery. The offense of attempting to influence a court or jury by improper means. See 5 Cow. (N. Y.) 503. Embrothel. To place or harbor in a brothel. Emenda. Amends. Emendare. To make amends. Emendatio. Amendment; amends. Emergency. A sudden or unexpected happening or occasion calling for immediate action. See 43 Colo. 131, 127 Am. St. Rep. 106, 95 Pac. 347. Emigrant. One who lawfully quits his own country to settle in another. See 110 Ga. 584, 50 L. R. A. 685, 35 S. E. 699. Emigration. The act of lawfully quitting one's Own country to settle in another. Eminent domain. The right to take private property for public use upon making compensation therefor. See 133 N. Y. 329, 28 Am. |