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ESCROW AGREEMENT

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A contract or agreement that states the purpose of escrow, what is held in escrow and the conditions for its release. … [Read more...]

ESPIONAGE

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To spy or secretly observe the activities of another party, usually in reference to spying upon a government or corporation (industrial espionage.) To spy upon in order to extract a valuable trade secret. … [Read more...]

ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS

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Also known as an escrow agreement, it contains the terms of how escrow should be handled and the conditions that must occur before the assets held in escrow can be released. … [Read more...]

ESPLEES

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An old term for the products which the ground or land yields; as the hay of the meadows, the herbage of the pasture, corn of arable fields, rent and services, etc. The word has been anciently applied to the land itself. Jacob; Fosgate v. Hydraulic Co., 9 Barb. (N. Y.) 293. … [Read more...]

ERROR IN LAW

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A judgement made that is based upon an erroneous application of the law by the court. … [Read more...]

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