A term used in medical jurisprudence to denote the wound made by a weapon on the side where it emerges, after it has passed completely through the body, or through any part of it. … [Read more...]
EXITUS
Children; offspring. The rents, issues, and profits of lands and tenements. An export duty. The conclusion of the pleadings. … [Read more...]
EXIGENCE, OR EXIGENCY
Demand, want, need, imperativeness. Exigency of a bond. That which the bond demands or exacts, i.e., the act, performance, or event upon which it is conditioned. Exigency of a writ. The command or imperativeness of a writ; the directing part of a writ; the act or performance which it commands. … [Read more...]
EXLEGALITAS
In old English law. Outlawry. Spelman. … [Read more...]
EXFESTUCARE
To abdicate or resign ; to resign or surrender an estate, office, or dignity, by the symbolical delivery of a staff or rod to the alienee. … [Read more...]