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ERTHMIOTUM

In old English law. A meeting of the neighborhood to compromisedifferences among themselves; a court held on the boundary of two lauds.Erubescit lex Alios castigare parentes.8 Coke, 110. The law blushes when

ESKIPPAMENTUM

Tackle or furniture ; outfit. Certain towns in England were boundto furnish certain ships at their own expense and with double skippage or tackle.Cowell.

ESSOIN

v. In old English practice. To present or offer an excuse for not appearingin court on an appointed day in obedience to a summons; to cast an essoin. Spelman.This was anciently done

ESTATE IN FEE-SIMPLE

The estate which a man has where lands are given to himand to his heirs absolutely without any end or limit put to his estate. 2 Bl. Comm. 100;Plowd. 557; 1 Prest.

ESTREPE

To strip; to despoil; to lay waste; to commit waste upon an estate, as bycutting down trees, removing buildings, etc. To injure the value of a reversionaryinterest by stripping or spoiling the

ET MODO AD HUNC DIEM

Lat. And now at this day. This phrase was the formalbeginning of an entry of appearance or of a continuance. The equivalent English wordsare still used in this connection.

EX ASSENSU SUO

With his assent Formal words in judgments for damages by default. Comb. 220.

EX DEMISSIONS

(commonly abbreviated ex dem.) Upon the demise. A phraseforming part of the title of the old action of ejectment.

EX LOCATO

From or out of lease or letting. A term of the civil law, applied toactions or rights of action arising out of the contract of location, (q. v.) Inst. 4, 6, 28.

EXAMEN

L. Lat A trial. Ex amen computi, tlie balance of an account Townsh. PI.223.

EXCHANGE

In conveyancing. A mutual grant of equal Interests, (in lauds or tenements,) the one in consideration of theother. 2 Bl. Comm. 323; Windsor v. Collin- son, 32 Or. 297, 52 Pac. 26;

EXEAT

A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese; alsoleave to go out generally.

EXEMPLIFICATION

An official transcript of a document from public records. made In form to be used as evidence, aud authenticated as a true copy.

EXHJERES

In the civil law. One disinherited. Vicat; Du Cange.

EXIT

Lat It goes forth. This word is used In docket entries as a brief mention of theissue of process. Thus, “exit fi. fa.” denotes that a writ of fieri facias has been

EXPENDITORS

Paymasters. Those who expend or disburse certain taxes. Especiallythe sworn officer who supervised the repairs of the banks of tbe canals in ItomneyMarsh. Cowell.

EA

Sax. The water or river; also the mouth of a river on the shore between highand low water-mark.Ea est accipienda interpretatio, quae vitio caret. That interpretation is to be received[or adopted] which

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