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(Lat. He has chosen.) This is the name, in English practice, of a writ of execution first given by the statute of Westm. 2 (13 Edw. I. c. 18) either upon a judgment for a debt or damages or upon the forfeiture of a recognizance taken in the king's court It is so called because it is in the choice or election of the plaintiff whether he will sue out this writ or a ft. fa. By it … [Read more...] about ELEGIT

In the civil law. A will or testament. … [Read more...] about ELOGIUM

Business conducted online or via the use of computers and without paper. … [Read more...] about ELECTRONIC COMMERCE (E-COMMERCE)

An essential item that a party is required to prove in order to successfully assert a claim or a defense. For example, in order to prove a battery the prosecution must prove that the defendant actually touched the victim. … [Read more...] about ELEMENT

In practice. (Fr. Eloigner, to remove to a distance; to remove afar off.) A return to a writ of replevin, when the chattels have been removed out of the way of the sheriff. … [Read more...] about ELOIGNE