A person who made an essoin. Est aliqnid qnod non oportet etiam si licet; quicquid vero non licet certe non oportet. Hob. 159. There is that which is not proper, even though permitted; but whatever is not permitted is certainly not proper. … [Read more...] about ESSOINIATOR
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ESCROW
conveyancing, contracts. (A) The conveyance of funds or assets to a third party to hold in trust and distributed after the successful closing of a sale or a set of conditions occur. Escrow of money is most common where a third party releases funds to a seller upon the successful transferrance of property to the buyer. Also common is source code escrow, a situation where the … [Read more...] about ESCROW
ESPEDIENT
In Spanish law. A junction of all the separate papers made in the course of any one proceeding and which remains in the office at the close of it. Castillero v. U. S., 2 Black (U. S.) 109, 17 L. Ed. 360. … [Read more...] about ESPEDIENT
EST ASCAVOIR
It is to be understood or known; "it is to wit." Litt. ss 9, 45, 46, 57, 59. A very common expression in Littleton, especially at the commencement of a section; and, according to Lord Coke, "it ever teacheth us some rule of law, or general or sure leading point" Co. Litt 16. Est autem jus publicum et privatum, quod ex naturalibus praceptis aut gentium, aut civilibus est … [Read more...] about EST ASCAVOIR
ESCAMBIUM
An old English law term, signifying exchange. … [Read more...] about ESCAMBIUM