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;enjoin:To prohibit or restrain someone from doing something, normally by order of the court. See "restraining order". | ;enjoin:To prohibit or restrain someone from doing something, normally by order of the court. See "restraining order". | ||
;enticement:In family law, the act of intentionally causing a wife to leave her husband or intentionally interfering with a married couple's consortium, formerly a common law cause of action. The ''Family Law Act'' expressly forbids legal actions based on enticement. See "cause of action", "conjugal rights" and "consortium". | ;enticement:In family law, the act of intentionally causing a wife to leave her husband or intentionally interfering with a married couple's consortium, formerly a common law cause of action. The ''Family Law Act'' expressly forbids legal actions based on enticement. See "cause of action", "conjugal rights" and "consortium". | ||
;ergo:A Latin | ;''ergo'':A Latin word meaning "therefore". | ||
;error of law:A ground of appeal which asserts that the trial judge did not apply the law correctly in reaching his or her decision. This is the most common ground of appeal. See "appeal". | ;error of law:A ground of appeal which asserts that the trial judge did not apply the law correctly in reaching his or her decision. This is the most common ground of appeal. See "appeal". | ||
;estate:The personal property and real property which a person owns or in which he or she has an interest, usually in connection with the prospect or event of the person's death. | ;estate:The personal property and real property which a person owns or in which he or she has an interest, usually in connection with the prospect or event of the person's death. | ||
