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A property interest in land owned by
another person entitling the holder of the interest to a specific,
limited use of the land, such as the right to cross over it or have
an unobstructed view over it. |
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| Eminent
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The right of a government to take property
from a private owner for public use. The U.S. Constitution and state
constitutions require the governments to provide "just compensation"
to the property owner for any taking. |
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| Escrow |
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Usually a deed, money or property held by a
third party to be turned over to the grantee and become effective
only upon the fulfillment of some condition |
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| Estate of
Inheritance |
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A property right that can be passed on
after death to one's heirs. |
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| Estoppel |
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A legal doctrine that prohibits a person
from asserting a fact or a right or prevents someone from denying a
fact that is seen as settled in the eyes of the law. The prohibition
arises through the person's actions, conduct, statements,
admissions, failure to act or judgment against the person in an
identical legal case. |
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| Eviction |
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the legal process that allows a landlord to
force a tenant out of the rented property. |
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| Evidence |
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the means by which an alleged matter of
fact is established or disproved. |
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| Ex Post
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Literally, "after the fact." This refers to
laws or rules that prohibit and attempt to punish behavior engaged
in legally before the enactment of the law. |
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| Exclusionary
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A constitutional rule that says otherwise
admissible evidence may not be used in a criminal trial if it was
the product of illegal police activity. |
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| Execute a
document |
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To do all that is required to make the
document legally binding. For example, a contract is executed when
all acts necessary to make it valid are carried out, including
signing and delivery. |
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| Executor/Executrix |
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A person appointed by the maker of a will
to carry out the terms of the will after the appointer dies. |
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| Extradition |
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The surrender by one government to another
of an accused or convicted person. |
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