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Same as Essoin de servitio regis.

Lat. In old English practice. To essoin; to present an excuse or essoin to a court. Spelman. Bract. fol. 340, et seq. Essoniator; an essoiner; a person sent to essoin another, or p

I. I. In old an essoin was presented.

Lat. (I essoin.) In old English practice. The commencement of the old formula of essoining. Bract, fol. 343 b. See To Essoin.

exonium, exonia, cuse for not appearing general. of mutual promise between a man and a other. law. A name or title of dignity next below knight; a title of office given to sherbarr

The custom of the place Is to be observed. 4 Coke, 28b; 6 Coke, 67; 10 Coke, 139; 4 C. B. 48. CONSUETUDO MANERII ET LOCI OBservanda est. A custom of a manor and place is to be obse

I. fr. In old English law. To establish to fix or settle, as dower. Establie est: it is fixed or settled.

This word occurs frequently in the constitution of the United States, and it is there used in different meanings: (1) To settle firmly, to fix unalterably; as, to establish justice

To establish a company for any business means complete and permanent provision for carrying on that business, and putting a company in operation may well include its continued as w

an office that Congress creates "by statute." Lucia v. SEC, 585 U. S. 237, 254 (2018) (THOMAS, J., concurring); see also United States v. Maurice, 26 F. Cas.

established by the State or the Federal Government," the Court tries to palm off the pertinent statutory phrase as "inartful drafting." " Ante, " at 2495.

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “established charge” means the lesser of— (i) the charge for the course or courses determined on the basis of the lowest extended time paym

The term “established chronic beryllium disease” means chronic beryllium disease as established by the following: (A) For diagnoses on or after January 1, 1993, beryllium sensitivi

The term "established disease" means a plant or animal disease or pest that— (A) (i) if it becomes established, poses an imminent threat to agriculture in the United Stat

The term “established Federal standard” means any operative occupational safety and health standard established by any agency of the United States and presently in effect, or conta

"Established investment" shall mean the amount of the reasonable costs, as approved by the Secretary, incurred by the investor in, and necessary for, carrying out all wor

Where an inventor finds it profitable to exercise his monopoly by selling licenses to make or use his improvement, he has himself fixed the average of his actual damage, when his i

Congress used the word 'establishment' as it is normally used in business and in government—as meaning a distinct physical place of business

the constitutional prohibition against laws respecting an establishment of religion must at least mean that in this country it is no part of the business of government to compose o

The term "establishment of a community rehabilitation program" includes the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of existing buildings necessary to adapt the

The assurance of dower made by the husband, or his friends, before or at the time of the marriage. Britt. cc. 102, 103.

what are the purpose and the primary effect of the enactment? If either is the advancement or inhibition of religion then the enactment exceeds the scope of legislative power as ci

neither a State nor the Federal Government can constitutionally force a person 'to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion.' Neither can constitutionally pass laws or impose

For purposes of this subsection, the term “establishment period” means, with respect to any State, the period beginning on December 28, 1973, and ending on whichever of the followi

The term “establishment subject to a registration fee” means an establishment that is registered (or is required to register) with the Secretary under section 360 of this title bec

Z. /n In eld English law. An nance; an act or statute; the settlement of her husband.

A bridge or stank of stone or timber. Cowell.

In Spanish law. In Spanish America this was a measure of land of sixteen square varas, or yards. 2 White, New Recop. 139.

In Spanish law. The time for which the party who has chartered a vessel, or is bound to receive the cargo, has to pay demurrage on account of his delay in the execution of the cont

etiam si licet; quicquid vero non licet certe non oportet. There are some things which are not proper, though lawful; but certainly those things are not proper which are not lawful

Something may not be proper although it is lawful, but certainly anything which is not lawful is not proper.

Hob. 159. There is that which is not proper, even though permitted; but whatever is not permitted ls certainly not proper.

L, Fr. A standard, (of weights and measures.) So called because it stands constant and immovable, and hath all other measures coming towards it for their conformity. Termes de la L

Wears or kiddles in rivers.

It is understood; viz.

It is understood; viz.

The word 'estate,' or 'that part of my estate,' has always been construed to describe not only the land devised, but the whole interest of the testator in the subject of the devise

An estate in fee-simple. Gian. L 7, a 1.

The interest of a tenant holding over. See 39 Mo. 177.

One terminable at the will of the grantor.

The interest of the creditor in land seized under an elegit.

An estate held by one title, as in joint tenancy. See 18 Am. Dec. 493, note.

An estate whereby the creditor, under the custom of London, retained the possession of all his debtor's lands until his debts were paid. 1 Greenl. Cruise, Dig. 615. See "Statute Me

The interest of the creditor in land conveyed to him under the statute. See 2 Bl. Comm. 160.

Same as Estate at sufferance.

A widower’s interest in his wife’s lands. See Courtesy .

Tenant by the curtesy of England is where a man survives a wlfe who was seised in fee-simple or fee-tail of lands or tenements, and has had issue male or female by her born alive a

A duty imposed in England (act of 1894) superseding probate duty, taxing not the interest to which some person succeeds on a death, but the interest which ceased by reason of the d

See Life estate .

An estate for a fixed time.

An estate for one year, renewed for another year by presumption, unless terminated.

The interest of a tenant in common.

The interest of a coparcener.

An estate which several persons lold as one heir, whether male orfemale. This estate has the three unities of time, title, and pussession; but the interests of the coparceners may

See Dower.

An estate presently vesting for future enjoyment. See 7 Paige Ch. (N. Y.) 70.

See Fee simple .

See

See Estate-tail .

See Joint tenancy .

One wherein the holder has the present right of entry and user.

The interest of a remainderman.

A reversioner’s interest.

An estate or interest held in sole ownership.

An estate of inheritance, which, instead of descending to heirs generally, goes to the heirs of the donee's body, which means his lawful issue, his chlidren, and through them to hi

An estate In pledge.

An estate in land or other real property, of uncertain duration; that is, either of inheritance or which may possibly last for the life of the tenant at the least, (as distinguishe

One which the heirs may inherit.

An estate to endure for the life of another.

Estate for another's life. An estote in lands which a man holds for the life of another person. 2 Bl. Comm. 120; Litt. § 56.

The quantum and duration of proprietary rights in lands, tenements, and hereditaments; the theory of the common law being that the tenant or owner is entitled to an estate in the l

Estates held in pledge.

The lords spiritual and temporal and the commons.

QUASI. When a tenant for life grants his estate to a man and his heirs, as these words, though apt and proper to create an estate tail, cannot do so, because the grantor, being onl

The estate of a childless widower who holds in special tail.

An estate limited to a man and the female heirs of his body.

Same as Estate-tail.

An estate limited to a man and the male heirs of his body.

See Quasi estate-tail .

An estate limited to a man and his heirs on a certain body begotten.

Like provisions in earlier acts have been generally upheld as imposing a tax on the privilege of transferring the property of a decedent at death, measured by the value of the inte

For purposes of this subsection, the term “estate tax inclusion period” means any period after the transfer described in paragraph (1) during which the value of the property involv

The lien attaches at the date of the decedent's death, since the gross estate is determined as of that date and the estate tax itself becomes an obligation of the estate at that ti

The estate tax is not based on the value of the reversionary interest of the decedent at the time of his death but on the value at the time of his death of the property to which th

the foregoing words, "" "to be equally divided among them, &c.and as William is named as one of the " six aforesaid children," among whom the residue of the personal estate was thu

See "Condition."

An estate having a condition annexed to it inseparably from its essence and constitution, although no condition be expressed in words. 2 Bl. Comm. 152; 4 Kent, Comm. 121.

An estate granted, either in fee-simple or otherwise, with an express qualification annexed, whereby the estate granted shall either commence, be enlarged, or be defeated upon perf

See Limita tion over. See, also, 80 Am. Dec. 493. note. Limitation over . See, also, 80 Am. Dec. 493. note.

One which is not yet in possession, but the enjoymentof which is to begin at a future time; a present or vested contingent right of future enjoyment. These are remainders and rever

Estatut. L. Fr. A statute. Solonez les estatutes de Wyncester; according to the statutes of Winchester. Britt. c. 12. En nos estatutz de Westminster. Id. c. 14.

Public and private law is that which is collected from natural precepts or from nations or from citizens; and that which in the written law is called jus, in the English law is sai

Public and private law Is that which is collected from natural precepts, on the one hand of nations, on the other of citizens ; and that which in the civil law is called "jus," tha

Violence may also be masquerading as law.

It is the duty of a good judge to liberally interpret his jurisdiction.

« To take out a forfeited reeognizance from the records of a court, and

Been.

' An animal that has escaped from its owner, and wanders or strays about; at common law, a wandering animal whose owner is unknown.* A wandering beast whose owner is unknown to the

An ensign for horsemen in wav.

I fr. To extend, or lay out Estendn: extended.