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ERCISCUNDUS

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In the civil law. To be divided. Judicium familial erciscundce, a suit for the partition of an inheritance. Inst 4, 17, 4. An ancient phrase derived from the Twelve Tables. Calvin. … [Read more...]

ERRATA

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A small document that lists and corrects errors in a prior published book or document. … [Read more...]

ERECT

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One of the formal words of incorporation in royal charters. "We do, incorporate, erect, ordain, name, constitute, and establish." … [Read more...]

ERRATICUM

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In old law. A waif or stray; a wandering beast Cowell. … [Read more...]

ERECTION

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Raising up; building; a completed building. In a statute on the "erection" of wooden buildings, this term does not include repairing, alteration, enlarging, or removal. See Shaw v. Hitchcock, 119 Mass. 256; Martine v. Nelson, 51 111. 422; Douglass v. Com., 2 Rawle (Pa.) 264; Brown v. Hunn, 27 Conn. 334, 71 Am. Dec. 71; McGary v. People, 45 N. Y. 160. … [Read more...]

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