The act of choosing or selecting one or more from a greater number of persons, things, courses, or rights. The choice of an alternative. State v. Tucker, 54 Ala. 210. The Internal, free, and spontaneous separation of one thing from another, without compulsion, consisting in Intention and will. Dyer, 281. The selection of one man from among several candidates to discharge … [Read more...] about ELECTION
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EJECTUM
That which is thrown up by the sea. Also jetsam, wreck, etc. … [Read more...] about EJECTUM
ELECTION OF A DEVISE OR LEGACY
It is an admitted principle, that a person shall not be permitted to claim under any instrument, whether it be a deed or a will, without giving full effect to it in every respect, so far as such person is concerned. When a testator, therefore, gives what belongs to another and not to him, and gives to the owner some estate of his own; this gift is under an implied condition, … [Read more...] about ELECTION OF A DEVISE OR LEGACY
EINETIUS
In English law. The oldest; the first-born. Spelman. … [Read more...] about EINETIUS
EJECTUS
In old English law. A whoremonger. Blount. … [Read more...] about EJECTUS