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END
Object; intent. Things are construed according to the end. Finch, Law, b. 1, c. 3, no. 10.

Object; intent. Things are construed according to the end. Finch, Law, b. 1, c. 3, no. 10. Less...
END LINES
In mining law, the end lines of a claim, as platted or laid down on the ground, are those which mark its boundaries on the shorter dimension, where it crosses the vein, while the "side lines" are those which mark its longer dimension, where it follows the course of the More...

In mining law, the end lines of a claim, as platted or laid down on the ground, are those which mark its boundaries on the shorter dimension, where it crosses the vein, while the "side lines" are those which mark its longer dimension, where it follows the course of the vein. But with reference to extra-lateral rights, if the claim as a whole crosses the vein, instead of following its course, the end lines will become side lines and vice versa. Consolidated Wyoming Gold Min. Co. v. Champion Min. Co. (C. C.) 63 Fed. 549; Del Monte Min. A Mill. Co. v. Last Chance Min. Co., JL71 U. S. 55, 18 Sup. Ct. 895, 43 L. Ed. 72. Less...
ENDENZIE, OR ENDENIZEN
To make free; to enfranchise.

To make free; to enfranchise. Less...
ENDOCARDITIS
In medical jurisprudence. An inflammation of the muscular tissue of the heart

In medical jurisprudence. An inflammation of the muscular tissue of the heart Less...
ENDORSE
See INDORSE.

See INDORSE. Less...
ENDOWED SCHOOLS
In England, certain schools having endowments are distinctively known as "endowed schools;" and a series of acts of parliament regulating them are known as the "endowed schools acts." Mozley A Whitley.

In England, certain schools having endowments are distinctively known as "endowed schools;" and a series of acts of parliament regulating them are known as the "endowed schools acts." Mozley A Whitley. Less...
ENDOWMENT
1. The assignment of dower; the setting off a woman's dower. 2 Bl. Comm. 135. 2. In appropriations of churches, (in English law,) the setting off a sufficient maintenance for the vicar in perpetuity. 1 Bl. Comm. 387. 3. The act of settling a fund, or permanent pecuniary provision, for More...

1. The assignment of dower; the setting off a woman's dower. 2 Bl. Comm. 135. 2. In appropriations of churches, (in English law,) the setting off a sufficient maintenance for the vicar in perpetuity. 1 Bl. Comm. 387. 3. The act of settling a fund, or permanent pecuniary provision, for the maintenance of a public institution, charity, college, etc. 4. A fund settled upon a public institution, etc., for its maintenance or use. The words "endowment" and "fund," in a statute exempting from taxation the real estate, the furniture and personal property, and the "endowment or fund" of religious and educational corporations, are ejusdem generis, and intended to comprehend a class of property different from the other two, not real estate or chattels. The difference between the words is that "fund" is a general term, including the endowment, while "endowment" means that particular fund, or part of the fund, of the institution, bestowed for its more permanent uses, and usually kept sacred for the purposes intended. The word "endowment" does not, in such an enactment include real estate. See First Reformed Dutch Church v. Lyon, 32 N. J. Law. 360; Appeal of Wagner Institute. 116 Pa. 555, 11 Ati. 402; Floyd v. Rankin, 86 Cal. 159. 24 Pac. 936; Liggett v. Ladd, 17 Or. 89, 21 Pac. 133. -Endowment policy. In life insurance. A policy which is payable when the insured reaches a given age, or upon his decease, if that occurs earlier. Carr v. Hamilton, 129 U. S. 252, 9 Sup. Ct 295. 32 L. Ed. 669; State v. Orear, 144 Mo. 157, 45 S. W. 1081. Less...
ENEMY
in public law, signifies either the nation which is at war with another, or a citizen or subject of such nation. -Alien enemy. An alien, that is, a citizen or subject of a foreign state or power, residing within a given country, is called an "alien ami" if the country More...

in public law, signifies either the nation which is at war with another, or a citizen or subject of such nation. -Alien enemy. An alien, that is, a citizen or subject of a foreign state or power, residing within a given country, is called an "alien ami" if the country where he lives is at peace with the country of which he is a citizen or sub, ject; but if a state of war exists between the two countries, he is called an "alien enemy," and in that character is denied access to the courts or aid from any of the departments of government.-Enemy's property. In International law, and particularly in the usage of prize courts, this term designates any property, which is engaged or used in illegal intercourse with the public enemy, whether belonging to an ally or a citizen, as the illegal traffic stamps it with the hostile character and attaches to It all the penal consequences. The Benito Es-tenger. 176 U. S. 568, 20 Sup. Ct 489, 44 I Ed. 502; The Sally, 8 Cranch, 382. 3 L. Ed. 507; Prize Cases, 2 Black. 674, 17 L. Ed. 459. -Public enemy. A nation at war with the United States; also every citizen or subject of such nation. Not including robbers, thieves, private depredators, or riotous mobs. State v. Moore, 74 Mo. 417. 41 Am. Rep. 322; Lewis v. Ludwick, 6 Cold. (Tenn.) 368, 98 Am. Dec. 454: Russell v. Fagan, 7 Houst. (Del.) 389, 8 Atl. 258: Missouri Pac. Ry. Co. v. Nev-ill, 60 Ark. 375, 30 S. W. 425, 28 L. R. A. 80, 46 Am. St. Rep. 208. Less...
ENFEOFF
To invest with an estate by feoffment. To make a gift of any corporeal hereditaments to another. See FEOFFMENT.

To invest with an estate by feoffment. To make a gift of any corporeal hereditaments to another. See FEOFFMENT. Less...
ENFEOFFMENT
The act of investing with any dignity or possession; also the instrument or deed by which a person is invested with possessions.

The act of investing with any dignity or possession; also the instrument or deed by which a person is invested with possessions. Less...

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