Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

EX PARTE By or on the application of one party only; applied to proceedings which are initiated by or for the benefit of one party without notice to the other; e.g., an ex parte proceeding. An ex parte injunction is an order issued by the court upon the application of one party without notice to the other. Other proceed ings which may occur ex parte : ex parte divorce; ex parte hearing; ex parte license revocation. EX PARTE MATERNA From the side of the mother. Proceeding from the mother; the maternal line. EX PARTE PATERNA From the side of the father. Proceeding from the father; the paternal line. EXPATRIATION [L. ex + patria / fatherland] To renounce the citizenship of one country and elect the citizenship of another. To terminate one’s civil and political rights in one country and resume them in another. EXPECTANCY [L. exspecto, exspectare / to look for, wait for; anticipate] Anything anticipated in the future. A person's life expectancy is the number of years he may expect to live based upon statistical tables. An interest in property which may or may not mature in the future and which may not be possessed or enjoyed in the present. EXPECTATION [L. exspectare / to await, anticipate] Anything awaited or anticipated. Expectation damages are damages awarded to a party in an action for breach of contract measured by the benefit he would have received if the contract had been performed according to its terms. EXPENSAE CIRCA FUNUS [L. expensus / anything paid out + circa / at the time of + funus / a funeral] Expenses connected with burial. Funeral expenses. EXPENSE [L. expensus , from expendo, expendere / to weigh out, pay out, pay for] Anything spent to secure a benefit or a thing of value. An outlay of money or effort in exchange for a benefit. A business expense is one in connection with the operation of a business or commercial enterprise, as opposed to a per sonal expense , i.e., an expense in the furtherance of one's personal affairs. A capital expense is a current business outlay or investment in exchange for a long-term business benefit.

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