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ECCENTRICITY

In criminal law and medical jurisprudence. Personal or individualpeculiarities of mind and disposition which markedly distinguish the subject from theordinary, normal, or average types of men, but do not amount to mental

EDICT

A positive law promulgated by the sovereign of a country, and having referenceeither to the whole land or some of its divisions, but usually relating to affairs ofstate. It differs from a

EJECTA

In old English law. A woman ravished or deflowered, or cast forth from the virtuous. Blount.

ELDEST

He or she who has the greatest age.The “eldest son” is the first-born son. If there is only one son, he may still be describedas the “eldest.” L. R. 7 H. L

EMANCIPATION

The act by which one who was unfree. or under the power and control of another, is set at liberty and made his own master. Fremont v. Sandowu, 50 N. H. 303;

EMERGENT YEAR

The epoch or date whence any people begin to compute their time.

EMPHYTEUTA

In the civil law. The person to whom an emphyteusis is granted; the lessee or tenant under a contract of emphyteusis.

EMPTIO ET VENDITIO

Purchase and sale; sornelimes translated “emp- tion and vendition.” The nameof the contract of sale in the Roman law. Inst. 3. 23; Bract, fol. 016. Sometimes made acompound word,cmptio-venditio.

EN ROUTE

Fr. On the way; in the course of a voyage or journey; in course oftransportation. McLean v. U. S., 17 CL CI. 90.

ENFRANCHISEMENT

The act of making free; giving a franchise or freedom to;investiture with privileges or capacities of freedom, or municipal or political liberty.Admission to the freedom of a city; admission to political rights,

ENLARGE

To make larger; to increase; to extend a time limit; to grant further Ume.Also to set at liberty one who has been imprisoned or in custody.

ENTAIL

v. To settle or limit the succession to real property; to create an estate tail.

ENTIRE USE

Benefit, etc. These words in the habendum of a trust-deed for the benefit of a married woman are equivalent to the words “sole use,” or “sole and separate use,” and consequently her

EQUERRY

An officer of state under the master of the horse.

ERGO

Lat. Therefore; hence; because.

ESCAMBIUM

An old English law term, signifying exchange.

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