Ex rel

See Ex Relatione. EX RELATIONE (Lat.). At the information of; by the relation. A bill in equity, for example, may in many cases be brought for an injunction to restrain a public nuisance ex relatione (by information of) the parties immediately interested in or affected by the nuisance; 18 Ves. 217; Van Bergen v. Van Bergen, 2 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 3S2; Corning v. Lowerre, 6 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 439; Pennsylvania v. Bridge Co., 13 How. (U. S.) 518, 14 L. Ed. 249; Georgetown v. Canal Co., 12 Pet. (U. S.) 91, 9 L. Ed. 1012. It is frequently abbreviated ex rel. See Relator. EX TEMPORE (Lat). From the time; without premeditation. EX VI TERMINI (Lat.). By force of the term. EX VISCERIBUS (Lat. from the bowels). From the vital part, the very essence of the thing. 10 Co. 24:0; Homer v. Shelton, 2 Mete. (Mass.) 213. Ex visceribus verborum (from the mere words and nothing else); 1 Story, Eq. § 980. EX VISITATIONE DEI (Lat). By or from the visitation of God. In the ancient law, upon a prisoner arraigned for treason or felony standing mute, a jury was impanelled to inquire whether he stood obstinately mute, or was dumb ex visitatione Dei; 4 Steph. Com. 391. This phrase is frequently employed in inquisitions by the coroner, where it signifies that the death of the deceased is a natural one.

An abbreviation of EX RE-