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Esquire
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EsquireA title applied by courtesy to officers of almost every description, to members of the bar, and others.
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Title
1) Estates. A title is defined by Lord Coke to be the means whereby the owner of lands hath the just possession of his property. 2) Legislation That part of an act of the legislature by which it is known, and distinguished from other acts the name of the act. 3) Rights. The name of a newwpaper a book, and the like.
Courtesy
Courtesy or curtesy. Scotch law. A right which vests in the hushand, and is in the nature of a life-rent. It is a counterpart of the terce.
Description
A written account of the state and condition of personal property, titles, papers, and the like. It is a kind of inventory, but is more particular in ascertaining the exact condition of the property, and is without any appraisement of it.
Members
English law. Places where a custom-house has been kept of old time, with officers or deputies in attendance; and they are lawful places of exportation or importation.
Bar
The body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction.
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Escrow
When the performance of something is outstanding and a third party holds onto money or a written document (such as shares or a deed) until a certain condition is met between the two contracting parties.
Escuage
Old English law. Service of the shield. Tenants who hold their land by escuage, hold by knight's service.
Esnecy
Eldership. In the English law, this word signifies the right which the eldest coparcener of lands has to choose one of the parts of the estate after it has been divided.
Esplees
The products which the land or ground yields.
Espousals
Contracts. A mutual promise between a man and a woman to marry each other, at some other time: it differs from a marriage, because then the contract is completed.
Esquire
Essoin
Practice. An excuse which a party bound to be in court on a particular day, offers for not being there.
Establish
This word occurs frequently in the Constitution of the United $tates, and it is there used in different meanings. 1) To settle firmly, to fix unalterably; 2) To make or form as, to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, which evidently does not mean that these laws shall be unalterably established as justice. 3) To found, to create, to regulate; 4. To found, recognize, confirm or admit; 5) To create, to ratify, or confirm.
Estadal
Spanish law. In Spanish America, this was a measure of land of sixteen square varas or yards.
Estate
A right or interest in property or the property of a deceased person.
Estate law
A term used by the law to decribe that part of the law which regulates wills, probate and other subjects related to the distribution of a deceased person's "estate".
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Title
1) Estates. A title is defined by Lord Coke to be the means whereby the owner of lands hath the just possession of his property. 2) Legislation That part of an act of the legislature by which it is known, and distinguished from other acts the name of the act. 3) Rights. The name of a newwpaper a book, and the like.
Courtesy
Courtesy or curtesy. Scotch law. A right which vests in the hushand, and is in the nature of a life-rent. It is a counterpart of the terce.
Description
A written account of the state and condition of personal property, titles, papers, and the like. It is a kind of inventory, but is more particular in ascertaining the exact condition of the property, and is without any appraisement of it.
Members
English law. Places where a custom-house has been kept of old time, with officers or deputies in attendance; and they are lawful places of exportation or importation.
Bar
The body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction.
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Escrow
When the performance of something is outstanding and a third party holds onto money or a written document (such as shares or a deed) until a certain condition is met between the two contracting parties.
Escuage
Old English law. Service of the shield. Tenants who hold their land by escuage, hold by knight's service.
Esnecy
Eldership. In the English law, this word signifies the right which the eldest coparcener of lands has to choose one of the parts of the estate after it has been divided.
Esplees
The products which the land or ground yields.
Espousals
Contracts. A mutual promise between a man and a woman to marry each other, at some other time: it differs from a marriage, because then the contract is completed.
Esquire
Essoin
Practice. An excuse which a party bound to be in court on a particular day, offers for not being there.
Establish
This word occurs frequently in the Constitution of the United $tates, and it is there used in different meanings. 1) To settle firmly, to fix unalterably; 2) To make or form as, to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, which evidently does not mean that these laws shall be unalterably established as justice. 3) To found, to create, to regulate; 4. To found, recognize, confirm or admit; 5) To create, to ratify, or confirm.
Estadal
Spanish law. In Spanish America, this was a measure of land of sixteen square varas or yards.
Estate
A right or interest in property or the property of a deceased person.
Estate law
A term used by the law to decribe that part of the law which regulates wills, probate and other subjects related to the distribution of a deceased person's "estate".
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