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Legal Terms – enfranchise
. 1. To confer upon an individual or group the right to participate in electoral voting. 2. To grant a specific area or demographic the entitlement to representation on an elected body.
. 1. To confer upon an individual or group the right to participate in electoral voting. 2. To grant a specific area or demographic the entitlement to representation on an elected body.
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Legal Terms - tenancy enfranchisement
A procedure for obtaining the freehold or an extended lease of a leased property. A tenant possesses a legal right to enfranchisement when holding a long lease that exceeds 21 years. The tenant's rights to enfranchise are regulated under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.
A procedure for obtaining the freehold or an extended lease of a leased property. A tenant possesses a legal right to enfranchisement when holding a long lease that exceeds 21 years. The tenant's rights to enfranchise are regulated under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.
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Legal Terms – Engagement to marry
A commitment, either spoken or documented, to enter into matrimony at a later period. Such agreements are no longer regarded as enforceable legal contracts, and no legal action can be initiated for breach of such an agreement or to recover expenses incurred due to the agreement. Engagement rings are considered irrevocable presents and cannot be reclaimed upon the dissolution of an engagement. A specific statutory clause dictates that property rights between engaged individuals, such as those pertaining to a residence acquired with the intention of marriage, shall be determined according to the regulations controlling the property rights of married couples. Equivalent regulations are applicable when parties have consented to establish a civil partnership.
A commitment, either spoken or documented, to enter into matrimony at a later period. Such agreements are no longer regarded as enforceable legal contracts, and no legal action can be initiated for breach of such an agreement or to recover expenses incurred due to the agreement. Engagement rings are considered irrevocable presents and cannot be reclaimed upon the dissolution of an engagement. A specific statutory clause dictates that property rights between engaged individuals, such as those pertaining to a residence acquired with the intention of marriage, shall be determined according to the regulations controlling the property rights of married couples. Equivalent regulations are applicable when parties have consented to establish a civil partnership.
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Legal Terms - participating in sexual conduct in the presence of a minor
Under section 11 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, it constitutes a criminal offence for an individual over the age of 18 to partake in sexual activity in the presence of a person under the age of 16 (child) or in a location from which the sexual activity is observable, provided the defendant is aware or believes that the child is cognizant of, or intends for the child to be cognizant of, the sexual activity being conducted. If the child is aged 13 to 16, the defendant's erroneous belief that the youngster is over 16 will absolve him of culpability, provided that the belief is both sincerely held and reasonable. If the child is under 13, the individual's erroneous conviction that the youngster is over 16 will not absolve him of liability, regardless of the belief's sincerity or reasonableness. The maximum penalty is 10 years of incarceration.
Under section 11 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, it constitutes a criminal offence for an individual over the age of 18 to partake in sexual activity in the presence of a person under the age of 16 (child) or in a location from which the sexual activity is observable, provided the defendant is aware or believes that the child is cognizant of, or intends for the child to be cognizant of, the sexual activity being conducted. If the child is aged 13 to 16, the defendant's erroneous belief that the youngster is over 16 will absolve him of culpability, provided that the belief is both sincerely held and reasonable. If the child is under 13, the individual's erroneous conviction that the youngster is over 16 will not absolve him of liability, regardless of the belief's sincerity or reasonableness. The maximum penalty is 10 years of incarceration.
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Legal Terms - Engross
To produce a finalized version of a deed or other legal instrument, prepared for execution by the involved parties.
To produce a finalized version of a deed or other legal instrument, prepared for execution by the involved parties.
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Legal Terms - enlarge (in land law)
To get additional rights in land, so augmenting one’s interest in a superior estate or interest. A tenant in tail may convert his interest into a fee simple by executing a disentailing deed.
To get additional rights in land, so augmenting one’s interest in a superior estate or interest. A tenant in tail may convert his interest into a fee simple by executing a disentailing deed.
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Legal Terms – enforcement of judgment In civil litigation
the mechanisms by which court judgments and decrees can be executed. According to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), judgments and orders mandating monetary payments (including costs) can be enforced through several mechanisms, such as a writ of fieri facias or warrant of execution; a Third Party Debt Order; a charging order; an attachment of earnings order; and the appointment of a receiver. According to Part 70 of the CPR, a judgment creditor may employ any available enforcement mechanism and may utilize multiple methods concurrently or sequentially. Judgments for land possession may be enforced through a writ of possession or a warrant of possession. Judgments for the delivery of goods may be enforced by a writ of delivery or a warrant of delivery.
the mechanisms by which court judgments and decrees can be executed. According to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), judgments and orders mandating monetary payments (including costs) can be enforced through several mechanisms, such as a writ of fieri facias or warrant of execution; a Third Party Debt Order; a charging order; an attachment of earnings order; and the appointment of a receiver. According to Part 70 of the CPR, a judgment creditor may employ any available enforcement mechanism and may utilize multiple methods concurrently or sequentially. Judgments for land possession may be enforced through a writ of possession or a warrant of possession. Judgments for the delivery of goods may be enforced by a writ of delivery or a warrant of delivery.
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Legal Terms – Enforcer
A third party to a trust who is neither a trustee nor a beneficiary, appointed under the trust instrument to ensure compliance with the trust's provisions. While this role is acknowledged in many countries, English law adheres to the *beneficiary principle, which stipulates that a trust is effective only if there exists a human beneficiary capable of enforcing it. The sole exclusions are charitable trusts, which are enforced by the Crown, and a narrowly defined category of purpose trusts. There is increasing support in certain academic circles for substituting the beneficiary concept with a more expansive enforcer principle, allowing specified individuals who are not beneficiaries to enforce the provisions of a trust. Most offshore jurisdictions permit purpose trusts provided an enforcer has been designated.
A third party to a trust who is neither a trustee nor a beneficiary, appointed under the trust instrument to ensure compliance with the trust's provisions. While this role is acknowledged in many countries, English law adheres to the *beneficiary principle, which stipulates that a trust is effective only if there exists a human beneficiary capable of enforcing it. The sole exclusions are charitable trusts, which are enforced by the Crown, and a narrowly defined category of purpose trusts. There is increasing support in certain academic circles for substituting the beneficiary concept with a more expansive enforcer principle, allowing specified individuals who are not beneficiaries to enforce the provisions of a trust. Most offshore jurisdictions permit purpose trusts provided an enforcer has been designated.
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Legal Terms - Enactment formula
The preliminary clauses in an Act of Parliament that confer legal authority. They occur directly after the extended title and the date of royal assent, unless a preamble precedes them, and typically read: “Be It Enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows …”. A specific formula is employed in instances where the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 are applicable.
The preliminary clauses in an Act of Parliament that confer legal authority. They occur directly after the extended title and the date of royal assent, unless a preamble precedes them, and typically read: “Be It Enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows …”. A specific formula is employed in instances where the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 are applicable.
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Legal Terms En banc
[Français : sur le banc] A hearing, typically about an appeal, conducted by the entire judiciary of a court rather than a select group.
[Français : sur le banc] A hearing, typically about an appeal, conducted by the entire judiciary of a court rather than a select group.
