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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

A Latin preposition, meaning from, out of, after or according. It occurs in many Latin phrases; but (in this form) only before a consonant When the initial of the following word is a vowel, ex is used.

E contra

From the opposite; on the contrary.

E converso

Conversely.

On the other hand; on the contrary. Equivalent to e contra.

E mera gratia

Out 6f mere grace or favor.

E pluribus unum

One out of many. The motto of the United States of America. As an abbreviation, this letter may Itand for "Exchequer," "English," "Edward," "Equity," "East," "Eastern," "Easter," or "Ecolesiastical."