The act of investing with any dignity or possession; also the instrument or deed by which a person is invested with possessions. … [Read more...] about ENFEOFFMENT
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ENAJENACION
In Spanish and Mexican law. Alienation; transfer of property. The act by which the property in a thing, by lucrative title, is transferred, as a donation; or by onerous title, as by sale or barter. In a more extended sense, the term comprises also the contracts of emphyteusis, pledge, and mortgage, and even the creation of a servitude upon an estate. Escrlche; Mulford v. Le … [Read more...] about ENAJENACION
END LINES
In mining law, the end lines of a claim, as platted or laid down on the ground, are those which mark its boundaries on the shorter dimension, where it crosses the vein, while the "side lines" are those which mark its longer dimension, where it follows the course of the vein. But with reference to extra-lateral rights, if the claim as a whole crosses the vein, instead of … [Read more...] about END LINES
ENFITEUSIS
In Spanish law. Emphyteusis, (q. v.) See Mulford v. Le Franc, 26 Cal. 103. … [Read more...] about ENFITEUSIS
ENBREVER
L. Fr. To write down in short; to abbreviate, or, in old language, imbreviate; to put into a schedule Britt c. 1. … [Read more...] about ENBREVER