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ELONGATUS
Eloigned. A return made by a sheriff to a writ de homine replegiando, stating that the party to be replevied has been eloigned, or conveyed out of his jurisdiction. 3 Bl. Comm. 129.

Eloigned. A return made by a sheriff to a writ de homine replegiando, stating that the party to be replevied has been eloigned, or conveyed out of his jurisdiction. 3 Bl. Comm. 129. Less...
ELONGAVIT
In England, where in a proceeding by foreign attachment the plain- tiff has obtained judgment of appraisement, but by reason of some act of the garnishee the goods cannot be appraised, (as where he has removed them from the city, or has sold them, etc.,) the serjeant-at-maee returns that; the More...

In England, where in a proceeding by foreign attachment the plain- tiff has obtained judgment of appraisement, but by reason of some act of the garnishee the goods cannot be appraised, (as where he has removed them from the city, or has sold them, etc.,) the serjeant-at-maee returns that; the garnishee has eloigned them, i. e., removed them out of the jurisdiction, and on this return (called an "elongavit") judgment is given for the plaintiff that an inquiry be made of the goods eloigned. This inquiry la set down for trial, and the assessment la made by a jury after the manner of ordinary Issues. Sweet Less...
ELOPEMENT
The act of a wife who voluntarily deserts her husband to cohabit with another man. 2 Bl. Comm. 130. To constitute an elopement the wife must not only leave the husband, but go beyond his actual control; for if she abandons the husband, and goes and lives in adultery in More...

The act of a wife who voluntarily deserts her husband to cohabit with another man. 2 Bl. Comm. 130. To constitute an elopement the wife must not only leave the husband, but go beyond his actual control; for if she abandons the husband, and goes and lives in adultery in a house belonging to him, it is said not to be an elopement Cogswell v. Tibbetts, 3 N. H. 42. Less...
ELSEWHERE
In another place; in any other place. See 1 Vera. 4, and note. In shipping articles, this term, following the designation of the port of destination, must be construed either as void for uncertainty or as subordinate to the principal voyage stated in the preceding words. Brown v. Jones, 2 More...

In another place; in any other place. See 1 Vera. 4, and note. In shipping articles, this term, following the designation of the port of destination, must be construed either as void for uncertainty or as subordinate to the principal voyage stated in the preceding words. Brown v. Jones, 2 Gall. 477, Fed. Cas. No. 2,017. Less...
ELUVIONES
In old pleading. Spring tides. Townsh. PI. 197.

In old pleading. Spring tides. Townsh. PI. 197. Less...
EMANCIPATION
The act by which one who was unfree, or under the power and control of another, is set at liberty and made his own master. Fremont v. Sandown, 56 N. H. 303; Porter v. Powell, 79 Iowa, 151, 44 N. W. 295, 7 L. R. A. 176, 18 Am. St More...

The act by which one who was unfree, or under the power and control of another, is set at liberty and made his own master. Fremont v. Sandown, 56 N. H. 303; Porter v. Powell, 79 Iowa, 151, 44 N. W. 295, 7 L. R. A. 176, 18 Am. St Rep. 353; Varney v. Young, 11 Vt 258. In Roman law. The enfranchisement of a son by his father, which was anciently done by the formality of an imaginary sale. This was abolished by Justinian, who substituted the simpler proceeding of a manumission before a magistrate. Inst 1, 12, 6. In Louisiana. The emancipation of minors is especially recognized and regulated by law. In England. The term "emancipation" has been borrowed from the Roman law, and is constantly used in the law of parochial settlements. 7 Adol. & E. (N. S.) 574, note. -Emancipation proclamation. An executive proclamation, declaring that all persons held in slavery in certain designated states and districts were and should remain free. It was issued January 1, 1863, by Abraham Lincoln, as president of the United States and commander in chief. Less...
EMBARGO
A proclamation or order of state, usually issued in time of war or threat* ened hostilities, prohibiting the departure of ships or goods from some or all the ports of such state until further order. The William King, 2 Wheat 148, 4 L. Ed. 206; Delano v. Bedford Ins. Co., More...

A proclamation or order of state, usually issued in time of war or threat* ened hostilities, prohibiting the departure of ships or goods from some or all the ports of such state until further order. The William King, 2 Wheat 148, 4 L. Ed. 206; Delano v. Bedford Ins. Co., 10 Mass. 351, 6 Am. Dec. 132; King v. Delaware Ins. Co., 14 Fed. Cas. 516. Embargo is the hindering or detention by any vernment of ships of commerce in its ports, the embargo is laid upon ships belonging to citizens of the state imposing it it is called a "civil embargo;" if, as more commonly happens, it is laid upon ships belonging to the enemy, it Is called a "hostile embargo." The effect of this latter embargo is that the vessels detained are restored to the rightful owners if no war follows, but are forfeited to the embargoing government if war does follow, the declaration of war being held to relate back to the original seizure and detention. Brown. The temporary or permanent sequestration of the property of individuals for the purposes of a government, e. g.t to obtain vessels for the transport of troops, the owners being reimbursed for this forced service. Man. Int Law, 143. Less...
EMBASSADOR
See AMBASSADOR.

See AMBASSADOR. Less...
EMBASSAGE, OR EMBASSY
The message or commission given by a sovereign or state to a minister, called an "ambassador," empowered to treat or communicate with another sovereign or state; also the establishment of an ambassador.

The message or commission given by a sovereign or state to a minister, called an "ambassador," empowered to treat or communicate with another sovereign or state; also the establishment of an ambassador. Less...
EMBER DAYS
In ecclesiastical law. Those days which the ancient fathers called "quatuor tempora jejunii" are of great antiquity in the church. They are observed on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday next after Quadragesima Sunday, or tbe first Sunday in Lent after Whitsuntide, Holyrood Day, in September, and St Lucy's Day, about the More...

In ecclesiastical law. Those days which the ancient fathers called "quatuor tempora jejunii" are of great antiquity in the church. They are observed on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday next after Quadragesima Sunday, or tbe first Sunday in Lent after Whitsuntide, Holyrood Day, in September, and St Lucy's Day, about the middle of December. Brit c. 53. Our almanacs call the weeks in which they fall the "Ember Weeks," and they are now chiefly noticed on account of the ordination of priests and deacons; because the canon appoints the Sundays next after the Ember weeks for the solemn times of ordination, though the bishops, if they please, may ordain on any Sunday or holiday. Enc. Lond. Less...

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