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A species of forced assignment for the benefit of creditors; being a public sale of an insolvent debtor's estate whereby the purchaser succeeded to all his property, rights, and cl

2. 4. Depositing for copyright the title or description of a book or other article. Whence " Entered according to Act of Congress," etc. See Copyright. 5. Recording in due form and

A purchaser.

The purchaser buys for as little as he can, the seller sells for as much as he can.

The term "empty ballast tank" means a tank that— (i) has previously held ballast water that has been drained to the limit of the functional or operational capabilities of

In the civil law. Purchase. This form of the word is used in the Digests and Code. Dig. 18, 1; Cod. 4, 49. See Emptio.

In the civil law. A buyer or purchaser; the buyer. Dig. 18, 1; Cod. 4, 49.

In the civil law. A female purchaser; the purchaser. Cod. 4, 54, 1.

In; into; on.

To give power to do something. In the case of a person under disability as to dealing with another, "enable" has the primary meaning of removing that disability; not of conferring

was an enabling act—was permissive, not mandatory. It simply gave the consent of the legislature to whatever could lawfully be done, and which without that consent could not be don

The term “Enabling Clause” means the Decision on Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries (L/4903), adopted November

A term used in equity. When the donor of a power, who is the owner of the estate, confers upon persons not seised of the fee the right of creating interests to take effect out of i

This statute is an enabling and not a restraining one; it was not intended to take away any right of appeal, but to continue the right in cases where it had been lost.

In Saxon law. The satisfaction for a crime; the recompense for a fault Skene.

To establish by law; to perform or effect; to decree. The usual formula in making laws is, "Be it enacted."

The section of a bill or statute which establishes the whole document as a law. 193 111. 193.

The term “enactment date” means the date of the enactment of the Musical Works Modernization Act. / For purposes of this chapter, the term “enactment date” means the date of the en

In Spanish law. The act by which one person transfers to another a property, either gratuitously, as in the case of a donation, or by an owner's title, as in the case of a sale or

Henceforth.

Fr. Hereafter; afterwards. L. Ft. Diet.

In Fr. In time past 2 Inst. 506.

In the past.

In another’s right. En autre solle. On another’s land.

(L. Fr.) In future; for the time to come; henceforward. Kelham. EN BANKE (Law Fr.) In the bench. 1 And. 51. EN DEMEURE (Fr.) In default Used in Louisiana. 3 Mart. (La.; N. S.) 674.

In banc; on the bench.

In bar.

Fr. To water, (as cattle.) Britt. c. 61.

In good faith.

L. Fr. To write down in short; to abbreviate, or, in old language, imbreviate; to put into a schedule. Britt, c. 1.

In French law. An acte is said to be en brevet when a copy of It has not bsen recorded by the notary who drew it.

In the civil law. A kind of ink or writing fluid appropriate to the use of the emperor. Cod. 1, 23, 6.

In this. .

enceynt, ensient, I. fr.

Pregnant.

Fr. To confine; to put mto the stocks (?) Britt. c. 49;

Fr. In certain. Mys en eertein; put in certam; reduced to certainty. Britt, c. 69.

Fr. To chase or hunt; to drive; to compel. L. Fr, Diet. Kelham.

I. fr. Inchase cattle to and from a common.

On the way.

ENCHESSON, ENCHASON, enchlson, or acheson (Law Fr.) Cause; reason; occasion. Par quel encheson il se neya, for what reason he drowned himself. Britt. c. 1. Par encheson de matrimoy

In chief.

Fr. To claim, Enclamaunt fraunk tenement) claiming the freehold. Britt. c. 42. Id. c. 70.

enchesson, enchason, son; occasion,

Fr. To enclose. Britt c. 61. Enclos; enclosed; shut in, or shut up. Id. ibid. Id. c. 33.

In the Scotch law. To shut up a jury after the case has been submitted to them. 2 Alls. Crim. Pr. 634. See Inclose.

The term “enclosed motor” means a motor so enclosed as to prevent the free exchange of air between the inside and outside of the case but not sufficiently enclosed to be termed air

Imports land enclosed with something more than the imaginary boundary line, — some visible or tangible obstruction, as, a fence, hedge, ditch, or an equivalent object, for the prot

Imports land enclosed with something more than the imaginary boundary line, that there should be some visible or tangible obstruction, such as a fence, hedge, or ditch, or somethin

A charge or mandate conferring certain important privileges on the four military orders of Spain, to wit, those of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa. In the legislation o

Encmtre, Encounter. L. Fr. [Lat. contra.] Against; in opposition to; in violation of. ^ritt, fol. 3. Id. c. 93, et passim.

The term “encore service program” means a program, carried out by an eligible entity as described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 12572 of this title , that— (A) involves

On the side; collateral. En court. In court.

Encumbrer. L.Fr. To encumber or hinder. Britt. c. 68. Eneombrement; hindrance or encumbrance. Id. c. 76. To possess a church; to be the incumbent. Id. c. 92.

Fr. [Lat. inculpare.] To accuse or charge. Encoupe; accused. Britt. c. 4, 110.

to "inspire with courage, spirit, or hope," Webster's Third New International Dictionary 747.

Fr. [Lat. incurrere.] To run; to run against, or bar. Car nul temps en ceo cas ne luy encoure; for no time in this case runs against him. Britt. c. 38.

Fr. In, or mto court. Viendra en court; shall come into court. Britt. c. 26.

Fr. Increase; accretion. Si Tencres eyt este si soutil, que nul ne poet voier ne aperceyver eel encres que luy eyt estre encru par proces de temps; k the increase have been so impe

To effect an encroachment.

An unlawful extension of one's right upon the lands of another. An alteration by the owner of an easement of the dominant tenement, so as to impose an additional burden on the serv

Fr. To pull or draw to, as with a hook, {croc;) to take more than is due.* Plowd. 94, 95, (Fr. ed.)

the term “encryption research” means activities necessary to identify and analyze flaws and vulnerabilities of encryption technologies applied to copyrighted works, if these activi

the term “encryption technology” means the scrambling and descrambling of information using mathematical formulas or algorithms.

To effect an encumbrance.

A third person’s right in land, to the diminution of its value, though consistent with the passing of the fee by deed or conveyance. See 113 Iowa, 122, 86 Am. St. Rep. 367, and not

The term “Encumbrance Factor” means— (A) 100 percent for a solar energy generation facility; and (B) an amount determined by the Secretary, but not less than 10 percent for a wind

The holder of an encumbrance.

Fr. To accuse. Encuse; accused. Britt. c. 4, 22. Encusement; accusation. Id. c. 22. Encusour; an accuser. Id. c. 4. END & EXPIRATION. Held to be synonymous terms. Plowd. 198.

Object; intent. Things are construed according to the end. Finch, Law, b. 1, c. 3, no. 10.

An ancient writ directed to the treasurer and barons of the exchequer, forbidding them to hold pleas between common persons (Z. e., not debtors to the king, who alone originally su

The term “endangered species” means any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range other than a species of the Class Insecta dete

to strive or work for a certain end.

the offence consists in the endeavour of the crew of a vessel, or any one or more of them, to overthrow the legitimate authority of her commander, with intent to remove him from hi

A form of action used in Louisiana. It is one of revendication (q. v.), and has for its object to have the contract declared judicially a simulation and a nullity; Envin v. Bank, 5

In default.

In demesne.

or ENDENIZEN. To make free; to enfranchise,

Same as Denize.

endente, I fr. Indented,

Fr. An indenture. Litt, sect. 370. See Indenture.

or ENDENIZEN. To make free; to enfranchise.

To make free; to enfranchise.

An old form of Indict, (q. v.) Formed directly from the Fr. enditer, (q.v.)

The term “end item” means a production product assembled, completed, and ready for issue or deployment. / The term “end item” means the final production product when assembled or c

An old form of Indictment, used by Cowell and Blount; and derived from the Fr. enditer, (q. v.)

Fr. To indict. Endite, endites; indicted. Britt. c. 1, 15.

In mining law, the end lines of a claim, as platted or laid down on the ground, are those which mark its boundaries on the shorter dimension, where it crosses the vein, white the "

In medical jurisprudence. An inflammation of the muscular tissue of the heart.

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “end-of-life planning” means verbal or written information regarding— (A) an individual's ability to prepare an advance directive in the cas

/. fr. To sleep; to be mant or suspended.

See "Indorse."

The terms “endorsed discount card program” and “endorsed program” mean a prescription drug discount card program that is endorsed (and for which the sponsor has a contract with the

The terms “endorsed discount card program” and “endorsed program” mean a prescription drug discount card program that is endorsed (and for which the sponsor has a contract with the

Same as Indorsement.

The term “endorsement contract” means an agreement under which a student athlete is employed or receives consideration for the use by the other party of that individual's person, n

endosser,^. Endorsement, v. Endowment. The tion of lands for the vision for collegiate,

such a removal is an excuse from actual demand. Precision and certainty are often of more importance to the rules of law, than their abstract justice. On this point, there is no ot

In such a case, the endorser does not claim through an assignment. It is a new contract entered into by the endorser and endorsee, upon which the suit is brought; and if the endors

He is not the original and real debtor, but only surety. His undertaking is not general, like that of the maker, but conditional, that if, upon due diligence having been used again