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In old English law. Ejectment of ward. This phrase, which is the Latin equivalent for the French "ejectment de garde," was the title of a writ which lay for a guardian when turned out of any land of his ward during the minority of the latter. Brown. … [Read more...] about EJECTIONE CUSTODIAE

He or she who has the greatest age. 2. The laws of primogeniture are not in force in the United States; the eldest child of a family cannot, therefore, claim any right in consequence of being the eldest. … [Read more...] about ELDEST

Ejection, or ejectment of farm. The name of a writ or action of trespass, which lay at common law where lands or tenements were let for a term of years, and afterwards the lessor, reversioner, remainderman, or any stranger ejected or ousted the lessee of his term, ferme, or farm, (ipsum a ftrma ejecit.) In this case the latter might have his writ of ejection, by which he … [Read more...] about EJECTIONE FIRMAE

To select for appointment. … [Read more...] about ELECT

At common law, this was the name of a mixed action (springing from the earlier personal action of ejectione flrmw) which lay for the recovery of the possession of land, and for damages for the unlawful detention of its possession. The action was highly fictitious, being in theory only for the recovery of a term for years, and brought by a purely fictitious person, as lessee in … [Read more...] about EJECTMENT