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ENFORCEMENT

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Ensuring that a law, rule, requirement, court order or policy is followed or that a party is in compliance. … [Read more...]

ENITIA PARS

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The share of the eldest. A term of the English law descriptive of the lot or share chosen by the eldest of coparceners when they make a voluntary partition. The first choice (primer election) belongs to the eldest Co. Litt 166. Enltia pars semper prseferenda est propter privileginm ntatis. Co. Litt 166. The part of the elder sister is always to be preferred on account of the … [Read more...]

ENCOMIENDA

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In Spanish law. A grant from the crown to a private person of a certain portion of territory in the Spanish colonies, together with the concession of a certain number of the native inhabitants, on the feudal principle of commendation. 2 Wools. Pol. Science, 161, 162. Also a royal grant of privileges to the military orders of Spain. … [Read more...]

ENDORSE

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1. To sign the back of a check so that the check may be deposited or made payable to another payee. 2. To approve something, to back or support someone or something. See INDORSE. … [Read more...]

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