Law lexicon
Equitable action - An action which may be brought for the purpose of restraining the threatened infliction of wrongs or injuries, and the prevention of threatened illegal action.
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Equity - Justice administered according to fairness; the spirit or habit of fairness in dealing with other persons.
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Equity, courts of - Courts which administer a legal remedy according to the system of equity, as distinguished from courts of common law.
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Escheat - The process by which a deceased person's property goes to the state if no heir can be found.
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Escrow - Money or a written instrument such as a deed that, by agreement between two parties, is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.
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Esquire - In the United States the title commonly appended after the name of an attorney. In English law a title of dignity next above gentleman and below knight. Title also given to barristers at law and others. Abbreviated: Esq.
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Estate - A person's property.
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Estate tax - Generally, a tax on the privilege of transferring property to others after a person's death. In addition to federal estate taxes, many states have their own estate taxes.
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Estoppel - An impediment that prevents a person from asserting or doing something contrary to his own previous assertion or act.
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Et al - An abbreviation of the Latin et alii, meaning "and others," ordinarily used in lieu oflisting all names of persons involved in a proceeding.
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Et seq - An abbreviation for the Latin et sequentes, meaning "and the following," ordinarily used in referring to a section of statutes.
Source: Jurist International.
