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ET MODO AD HUNC DIEM
Lat. And now at this day. This phrase was the formal beginning of an entry of appearance or of a continuance. The equivalent English words are still used in this connection.

Lat. And now at this day. This phrase was the formal beginning of an entry of appearance or of a continuance. The equivalent English words are still used in this connection. Less...
ET NON
Lat. And not. A technical phrase in pleading, which introduces the negative averments of a special traverse. It has the same force and effect as the words "absque hoc" and is occasionally used instead of the latter.

Lat. And not. A technical phrase in pleading, which introduces the negative averments of a special traverse. It has the same force and effect as the words "absque hoc" and is occasionally used instead of the latter. Less...
ET SEQ
An abbreviation for et sequentia, "and the following." Thus a reference to "p. 1, et seq." means "page first and the following pages."

An abbreviation for et sequentia, "and the following." Thus a reference to "p. 1, et seq." means "page first and the following pages." Less...
ET SIC
And so. In the Latin forms of pleading these were the introductory words of a special conclusion to a plea in bar, the object being to render it positive and not argumentative ; as et sic nil debet.

And so. In the Latin forms of pleading these were the introductory words of a special conclusion to a plea in bar, the object being to render it positive and not argumentative ; as et sic nil debet. Less...
ET SIC AD JUDICIUM
And so to judgment. Yearb. T. 1 Edw. II. 10.

And so to judgment. Yearb. T. 1 Edw. II. 10. Less...
ET SIC AD PATRIAM
And so to the country. A phrase used in the Year Books, to record an issue to the country.

And so to the country. A phrase used in the Year Books, to record an issue to the country. Less...
ET SIC FECIT
And he did so. Yearb. P. 9 Hen. VI. 17.

And he did so. Yearb. P. 9 Hen. VI. 17. Less...
ET SIC PENDET
And so it hangs. A term used in the old reports to signify that a point was left undetermined. T. Raym. 168.

And so it hangs. A term used in the old reports to signify that a point was left undetermined. T. Raym. 168. Less...
ET SIC ULTERIUS
And so on; and so further; and so forth. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 50, 127.

And so on; and so further; and so forth. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 50, 127. Less...
ET UX
An abbreviation for et uxor,- "and wife" Where a grantor's wife joins him in the conveyance, it is sometimes expressed (in abstracts, etc.) to be by "A. B. et ux."

An abbreviation for et uxor,- "and wife" Where a grantor's wife joins him in the conveyance, it is sometimes expressed (in abstracts, etc.) to be by "A. B. et ux." Less...

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