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ESCAMBIO

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In old English law. A writ of exchange. A license in the shape of a writ, formerly granted to an English merchant to draw a bill of exchange on another in foreign parts. Reg. Orig. 194. … [Read more...]

ESCAMBIUM

TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.

An old English law term, signifying exchange. … [Read more...]

ESCAPE

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An escape is the deliverance of a person who is lawfully imprisoned, out of prison, before such a person is entitled to such deliverance by law. 5 Mass. 310. 2. It will be proper to consider, first, what is a lawful imprisonment; and, secondly, the different kinds of escapes. 3. When a man is imprisoned in a proper place under the process of a court having jurisdiction in the … [Read more...]

ERROR

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A mistaken judgment or incorrect belief as to the existence or effect of matters of fact, or a false or mistaken conception or application of the law. Error is also used as an elliptical expression for "writ of error;" as in saying that error lies; that a judgment may be reversed on error. Assignment of errors. In practice. The statement of the plaintiff's case on a writ of … [Read more...]

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