When this phrase is used in leases, conveyances, and other like deeds, or in agreements expressed in simple writing, it indicates the conclusion or expiration of an agreed term of years specified in the deed or writing, such conclusion or expiration arising in the natural course of events, in contradistinction to the determination of the term by the acts of the parties or by … [Read more...] about EFFLUXION OF TIME
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EGYPTIANS
commonly called "Gypsies," (in old English statutes,) are counterfeit rogues, Welsh or English, that disguise themselves in speech and apparel, and wander up and down the country, pretending to have skill in telling fortunes, and to deceive the common people, but live chiefly by filching and stealing, and, therefore, the statutes of 1 & 2 Mar,, c. 4, and 5 Eliz. c. 20, were … [Read more...] about EGYPTIANS
EFFORCIALITER
Forcibly; applied to military force. … [Read more...] about EFFORCIALITER
EI INCUMBIT PROBATIO QUI
Latin, meaning The onus of proving a fact rests upon the man. … [Read more...] about EI INCUMBIT PROBATIO QUI
EFFRACTION
A breach made by the use of force. … [Read more...] about EFFRACTION