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The transformation, by a doctrine of equity, of personalty into realty, in respect to its qualities and disposition, and of real estate into personalty. By this doctrine, money whi

Commonly called "Gypsies," (in old English statutes,) are counterfeit rogues, Welsh or English, that disguise themselves in speech and apparel, and wander up and down the country,

<Any place where food or refreshments of any kind, not including spirits, wines, ale, beer, or other malt liquors, are provided for casual visitors, and sold for consumption therei

Fromthe opposite; on the EACH, The effect of this word, used in contrary. the covenants of a bond, is to create a several obligation. 3 Dowl. & R, 112; 5 Term

In old pleading. Spring tides. Townsh. Pl. 197.

An innkeeper. Now applied, under the form “ostler,” to these who look to a puest’s horses, Cowell.

In the civil law. A man’s ez heir; a decedent’s proper or natural heir, This name waa given to the lineal descendants of the deceased. Inst, 3, 1, 4-4.

For purposes of this paragraph, paragraph (4), and paragraph (5), the terms “certified EHR technology”, “eligible hospital”, “EHR reporting period”, and “payment year” have the mea

Inthe civil law. An exception or plea of matter adjudged; a plea that the subject-matter of the action had been determined in a previous action. Inst. 4, 13, 5. This term is adopte

An island.

4. In the law of sealed instruments, the nal, absolute transfer to the grantee of a )mplete legal instrument sealed by the rantor, covenantor, or obligor. As a poputr word, signifi

Statutes making eight hours a day's labor for workmen, laborers, and mechanics. Acts regulating the hours of labor for women and children are generally upheld; Com. v. Mfg. Co., 12

A corruption of the French word aine. Eldest, or first-born. It is frequently used in our old law books. Bastard eigne signifies an elder bastard when spoken of two children, one o

I. fr. In old English law. Eldership; an eldest sister's privilege of first choice on a partition of lands held in coparcenary.

I. fr. A bench; the table or Banque route: a broken bench or English, hankerout. v. Bank; Bankrupt

, An entering on a roll, or

The burden of proof is upon him who alleges, not upon him who denies.

The proof lies upon him who affirms, not upon him who denies; since, by the nature of things, he who denies a fact cannot produce any proof.

In Scotch law. An addition; as, eik to a reversion, eik to a confirmation. Bell, Diet.

esnecia, I. I. In old English law. Eldership; the right or privilege of the first born. v. Eignesse; Aisnecia.

Eldership; the right or privilege of the first bom.

An eldest son’s share.

EINSNE, or EIGN. In English law. The oldest; the first born, Spelman.

To him to whom nothing is enough, nothing is base. 4 Inst. 53.

Inasmuch as.

Errant; wandering.

or EYRE. In English law. A Journey. 'Justices in eyre were itinerant judges, who were sent once in seven years with a general commission into divers counties, to hear and determine

A name formerly given to a justice of the peace. In the Digests, the word is written "irenarcha

In old English law. A journey, route or circuit. Justices in eire were judges who were sent by commission, every seven years, into various counties to hold the assizes and hear ple

The term &quot;E-ISAC&quot; means the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center.

An obligation which arises in contract or quasi contract is dissolved in the same manner in which it is contracted.

An obligation which arises from contract or quasi contract, is dissolved in the same ways in which it is contracted. Fleta, llb. 2, c. 60, § 19.

The eldest.

The senior; the oldest son. Spelled, also, eigne, einsne, aisne, eign. Termcs dc la Ley; 1 Kelham.

or EINETIA (Lat.) The share of the oldest son; the portion acquired by primogeniture. Termes de la Ley; Co. Litt. 166b; Cowell.

The share of the oldest son. The portion acquired by primogeniture. 'Termes de la Ley; Co.Litt. 1666; Cowell.

Fr. To go out of; to issue. Kelham.

Old forms: either, eyther, aither, ayther. Each of two; the one and the other. 172 "1- The 68. word "either",,. is sometimes used in the sense of one or the other of several things

all who may have an'interest in the litigation, would be carrying construction to the point of legislation.

To turn out; to expel.

A woman ravished or deflowered, or cast forth from the virtuous. Blount. EJECTIONE CUSTODIAE (Lat.) A writ which lay for a guardian to recover the land or person of his ward, or bo

Ouster from possession. Ejection and Intrusion. (Scotch) An action to recover real property and damages by one forcibly dispossessed.

In old English law. Ejectment of ward. This phrase, which is the Latin equivalent for the French "ejectment do garde," was the title of a writ which lay for a guardian when turned

See De ejectione custodiae .

Lat. [L. Fr. ejectment de garde.^ In old practice. Ejectment of ward. A writ which anciently lay against him who turned out a guardian from any land during the minority of the heir

Ejection or ejectment of farm. The name of a writ or action of trespass, which lay at common law where lands or tenements were let for a term of years, and afterwards the lessor, r

Ejection, or ejectment of farm. The name of a writ or action of trespass, which lay at common law where lands or tenements were let fora term of years, and aflerwards the lessor, r

See De ejectione firmae .

custodiae, etc. v. Be ejectione, Ejechient.

Ejectments are possessory actions; and in England it is necessary to shew a possession within twenty years.

A bill in equity brought merely for the recovery of real property, together with an account of the rents and profits, without setting out any distinct ground of equity jurisdiction

In an ejectment the lease is entirely a fiction invented for the purpose of going fairly to trial on the title. Courts have exercised a full discretion in allowing it to be amended

See De ejectione custodiae .

1. 1. In civil and old English law. That which is thrown up by the sea; that which is thrown out of a vessel into the sea, to avoid

One who ejects, puts out or dispossesses another. —Casual ejector. The nominal defendant in an action of ejectment; so called because, by a fiction of law peculiar to that action,

That which Is thrown up by the sea. 1 Pet. Adm. (U. S.) 43.

In old English law. A pimp or whoremonger.

In Spanish law. The action which lies against the owner of a vessel for debts contracted by the master, or contracts entered into by him, for the purpose of repairing, rigging, and

Same as Ejectment of ward.

Lat. [from «, out, and>acer0 to throw.] To throw or cast out; to eject or dispossess. Bract, fol. 165, 166. Dejieere, ^q. v.) was more commonly used in the civil law. Calvb, quotin

In Spanish law. Commons; lands used in common by the inhabitants of a city, pueblo or town, for pasture, wood, threshing-ground, etc. Hart v. Burnett, 15 Cal. 554.

In feudal law. To abjure, renounce, or disclaim by oath. EJUS EST INTERPRETARI CUJUS EST eondere. It Is his to Interpret whose It Is to enact. Tayl. Civ. Law, 96.

Renouncing or resigning one's place.

The settled rule that words which, standing alone, might have a wide and comprehensive import, will, when joined with those defining specific acts, be interpreted in their narrower

It is for him who composes to interpret.

QUI POTEST velle. He who can will [exercise volition] has a right to refuse to will [to withhold consent]. Dig. 50. 7. 3. EJUS EST NON NOLLE QUI POTEST minium aut commodum. He has

He who can consent can refuse.

He who can consent should not be noncommittal.

His is the risk who has the ownership and profit.

He who has the dominion or advantage has the risk.

No blame follows him who has to obey.

No guilt attaches to him who is compelled to obsy. Dig. 50, 17, 169, pr. Obedience to existing laws is a sufficient extenuation of guilt before a civil tribunal. Broom, Max. 12, no

A person who, in oriental states, supplies the place of our notary public, All obligations, to be valid, are drawn by him; and he is also the public weigh-master, and everything of

In old records. A cart-load. Cowell; Biount,:

In old Scotch law. Certain officers of courts. See CLAVES CURLE.

One who breaks through; one who commits a burglary.

A person appointed by a testator in his will to carry it into effect

838; or where the application contained Pythias v. Stein, 75 Miss. 107, 21 South. 559, 37 L. R. A. 775, 65 Am. St. Rep. 589. In many cases suicide while sane is held to be a defens

To acquire by labor. Elder brethren. The Masters of Trinity House, a body in charge of English buoys and lighthouses. Electa una via, non datur recursus ad alteram. Having chosen o

Property which ls the acquisition of labor. Spelman.

1. 1. In old English law. To enlarge; to widen. Elargatio,' I. I. In old English law. An enlargement. Elargatio mansi Tel curise: the enlargement of a manse, or manor, or court, by

Lat. \lvom dargare, to enlarge.] An enlargement. Reg. Grig. 250 b, 255. Elargatio mansi vel curia', the enlargement of a manse, or manor, or court, by tidcing in more land. Id. ibi

the terms &quot;abuse&quot;, &quot;adult protective services&quot;, &quot;elder&quot;, &quot;elder justice&quot;, &quot;exploitation&quot;, &quot;law enforcement&quot;, and &quot;n

The terms “domestic violence”, “sexual assault”, “child abuse and neglect”, “dating violence”, “elder abuse”, and “stalking” have the meaning given such terms in section 3 of the V

The term “elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation” means abuse, neglect, and exploitation, of an older individual.

See "Trinity Masters."

the terms &quot;abuse&quot;, &quot;adult protective services&quot;, &quot;elder&quot;, &quot;elder justice&quot;, &quot;exploitation&quot;, &quot;law enforcement&quot;, and &quot;n

“elderly” means 65 years of age or older; / The term “elderly” means any individual who is 60 years of age or older. / the term “elderly” means sixty-two years of age or over; / &q

families which consist of two or more persons the head of which (or his spouse) is sixty-two years of age or over or is handicapped.

The terms “elderly family” and “near-elderly family” mean a family whose head (or his or her spouse), or whose sole member, is an elderly person or a near-elderly person, respectiv

The terms “elderly homeowner” and “homeowner” mean any homeowner who is, or whose spouse is, at least 62 years of age or such higher age as the Secretary may prescribe.

“Elderly or disabled member” means a member of a household who— (1) is sixty years of age or older; (2) (A) receives supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the So

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “elderly or handicapped persons or families” means families which consist of two or more persons, the head of which (or his or her spo

The term “elderly person” means a household composed of one or more persons at least one of whom is 62 years of age or more at the time of initial occupancy. / The term “elderly pe

The term “elder right” means a right of an older individual.

That of two titles coming simultaneously into conflict which is of earlier date.

He or she who has the greatest age. The eldest son of a man is his first-born, the primo-genitus; L. R. 2 App. Cas. 698; I. R. 12 Ch. Div. 171. See Primogeniture.

estates, is the * conveyance of a man’s interest or right, which he hath unto a thing, to another that hath the possession thereof, or some estate therein.” ‘Touch. 320. The words

NON DATUR REcursus ad alteram. When thisre is concurrence of means, he who has chosen one cannot have recourse to another. 10 Tou Uier, Dr. Civ. note 170. ELECTIO EST INTIMA [INTER

He who has chosen one way cannot have recourse to another. 10 Toull. no. 170.