Ex Multitudine Signorum

COLligitur Identltas vera. From the great number of signs, true identity is ascertained. Brae. Max. reg. 25; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 569. EX MUTUO (Lat. from or out of loan). In the old law of England, a debt was said to arise ex mutuo when one lent another anything which consisted in number, weight, or measure. 1 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 159; Bracton, fol. 99. EX NECESSITATE (Lat.) Of necessity. 3 Rep. Ch. 123. EX NECESSITATE LEGIS (Lat.) From the necessity of law. EX NECESSITATE REI (Lat. from the necessity of the thing). Many acts may be done ex necessitate rei which would not be justifiable without it; and sometimes prop-

colllgitur identitas vera: from a great number of signs or marks, true identity is gathered or made up. Ex natnra rei: from the nature of the thing. Ex necessitate: of oritur [nascitnr] actio: out of a nude or naked pact [that is, a bare parol agreement without consideration] no action arises. Ex officio: by virtue of ofl Sce. Ex pacto illicito uon oritur actio: from an illegal contract, an action does not arise. Ex parte: from, or of a part or side; from, or upon one side; — materna: on the maternal side; — paterna: on the paternal side, Ex post facto: by matter happening afterwards; from a later act or event; — law: a law which operates by after-enactment; a law which makes criminal an act done before its enactment and which when done was innocent, or a law which renders an act done before its enactment punishable as it was not punishable when it was done. Ex praecog'itata malicia: of malice aforethought Ex prajmissis: from the premises. Ex proprio motu: of his own accord; — vigore: of its, or their own force. Ex provisioiie hominis: by the provision of man, — by the limitation of the party, as distinguished from the disposition of the law; — yiri: lands settled on the wife in tail by provision of the husband, or on both the husband and the wife by provision of the husband's ancestor. Ex quasi contractu: arising as if from a contract. Ex rel., relatione, relatu: on the relation, or information. Ex scriptls olim visls: from writings formerly seen. Ex snperabundanti: out of superabundance, or superfluity; — et ad majorem cantelam: outofsuperabundanpe, and for greater security. Ex tempore: from or in consequence of time; by lapse of time. Ex testaineuto: from, by or under a will. Ex tota materia emergat resolntio: the explanation should arise out of the whole subjectmatter. Ex trausverso: across; — vise: across the way. Ex turpi: out of a base [thing]; — cansa noii oritur actio: out of a base [illegal, or immoral] consideration, an action does [can] not arise; — contractu actio non oritur; from an immoral or iniquitous contract, an action does not arisa Ex una parte: of one part or side; on one side. Ex ntraque parte: on both sides. Ex utrisque parentibus conjunct!: related on the side of both parents; of the whole blood. Ex vi ant metu: by force or fear. Ex vi termini: by the force of the term. Ex visceribus: from the bowels; from the interior or essential substance; — causBB: from the bowels or heart of the cause; — testamen ti: from the particular will- in question itself, without reference to the language or construction of other wills. Ex visitatioue Dei: by the visitation of God. Ex visu scriptionis: from sight of the writing; from having seen a person write. In old English law. v. siipra. Ex causa: by title; — lucrativa: by a lucrative title [gratuitously]; — successionis, sive ex causa perquisiti: by title of succession, or by title of purchase; — successionis, Tel donationis, vel ex causa dotis, vel ex aliqua alia justa cansa acquirendi: by title of succession, or of gift; or by title of joris partis: according to the saying, or verdict of the majority; — juratoruin: according to the verdict of the major part of the jurors. Ex eiupto: out of purchase; founded on purchase. Ex gratia special!, certa scientia et mero motn: out of special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion. Ex gravi querela: from, or on the grievous complaint; an old writ which lay for a person to whom any lands or tenements in fee were devised by will under a special custom, where the heir of the devisor entered and detained them. Ex licentia regis: by the king's license. Ex iocato: from, or out of letting. Ex mero motu: of mere motion. Ex mutuo: from, or out of loan. Ex parte talis: on the behalf of such a one; an old writ which lay for a bailiff or receiver who could not obtain a reasonable allowance from auditors of his account Ex patientia: by sufferance. Ex paucis: from a few things or words; — plnrima concipit ingeniuin: from a few words or hints the understanding conceives many things. Ex rigore juris: according to the rigor of law. Ex speclall gratia, certa scientia et mero motu: of special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion. Ex statato: according to the statute. In the civil law. v. supra. Ex bonis: of the goods or property. Ex bono et sequo: according to what is good and just. Ex continenti: immediately. Ex cnlpa levlssima: from the slightest fault Ex latere: from the side; collaterally; a collateral relation. Ex lege, legibus: according to the laws. Ex maleflcio: from, arising out of, or founded upon misconduct or nialfeasance; out of a vicious or illegal act; — non oritur contractus: a contract cannot arise out of an act radically vicious and illegal Ex stipulatu actio: an action of stipulation, — an action given to recover marriage portions.