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ET INDE PETIT JUDICIUM

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And thereupon [or thereof] he prays judgment. A clause at the end of pleadings, praying the judgment of the court in favor of the party pleading. It occurs as early as the time of Bracton, and is literally translated in the modern forms. Bract fol. 57b; Crabb, Eng. Law, 217. … [Read more...]

ETHICS

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The accepted code of good conduct or generally accepted moral principles of a society. … [Read more...]

ESTATE IN SEVERALTY

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An estate held by a person in his own right only, without any other person being joined or connected with him in point of interest, during his estate. This is the most common and usual way of holding an estate. 2 Bl. Comm. 179; Cruise, Dig. tit 18. c. 1, s 1. … [Read more...]

ESTIMATED TAXES

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Self-employed individuals may make quarterly tax payments for their anticipated tax liability and avoid having taxes withheld from regular paychecks. … [Read more...]

ESTATE IN VADIO

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An estate in gage or pledge, 2 Bl. Comm. 157; 1 Steph. Comm. 282. … [Read more...]

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