Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

ENABLING ACT Legislation which removes some legal disability; e.g., a limitation on the rights of immigrants. A statute which grants new powers to the government or to individuals. ENABLING CLAUSE That section of a statute which gives executive authorities or agencies the power to put its provisions into effect and to enforce them. ENDORSE, ENDORSEMENT [L. in + dorsum / the back of men or animals. A mountain ridge] To write on the back of. To sign one's name as payee or endorser on the back of a check or note. To transfer or negotiate an instrument to another by inscribing one's name on the back of the instrument. To support or announce approval of a candidate for office or a public issue. To approve openly or pub licly. An endorsement is the act of signing one's name to the back of an instrument in order to facilitate its transfer or negotiation to another. Also, an endorsement is a supplemental rider or attachment to an insurance policy altering or modifying its terms. ENDOW, ENDOWMENT [L. in + doto, dotare / to provide with a dowry; give; endow] To make a gift of money or assets for the support and maintenance of an indi vidual or of an institution, such as a library or school. To provide with a source of income and support. To possess a gift or talent, as he is endowed with great intelligence. An endowment is a fund organized for the support of a public institution; also, the income from such a fund. An endowment policy is a life insurance policy the proceeds of which are payable to the beneficiary at the end of a stipulated term, providing the assured is still living at the end of the term. Also, in insurance law, a type of term life insurance policy that combines insurance and investment. If the insured outlives the term, the pol icy’s value is paid to him. If he dies before the end of the term, the proceeds are paid to his beneficiary. ENJOIN [L. in + iugare / to bind together, connect] To issue a judicial order directing the person addressed to do or refrain from doing a specified act. To require or prohibit by judicial order (i.e., through an injunction ). To forbid. See INJUNCTION ENTIRE, ENTIRETY [L. in + tango, tangere / to touch, move] Complete, whole, intact. Without distortions or indentations. Homogeneous, pure. An entirety is a complete self-contained unit. Also, an indivisible inter-

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