Law terms starting with E

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Erasable Optical Drive A type of optical drive that uses erasable optical discs.
Erratum (Pl. errata) Error made in printing.
Error Rate the frequency at which one deviates or strays from a correct standard.
Escheat Reversion of real or personal property to the State when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank…
Escrow A financial instrument held by a third party on behalf of the other two parties in a transaction.
ESD Examination Support Document -- see Guidelines for Examination Support Document (ESD) under § 1.265 [PDF]
ESDI (Enhanced Small Device Interface) A defined, common electronic interface for transferring data between computers and peripherals, particularly disc drives.
ESI Electronically stored information.
ESI (Electronically Stored Information) Files or other data that are stored on computers, file servers, disks, tape or other devices or media.
ESI Archival Systems Although the ESI has been removed from the primary storage system, it may still be accessible by the user with some delay in retrieval.
ESI Audio Systems Covers traditional phone systems, phone messages, announcement systems and any other systems that transmit and record sound.
ESI Backup Systems These systems may be considered 'inaccessible' under the new FRCP, but should be identified and addressed within the discovery process.
ESI Collaboration Systems Although collaboration systems can include all communication systems, they specifically address systems that are used to manage group activities and share…
ESI Communication Systems Although discovery and corporate communications have been dominated by email, the emergence of Unified Messaging Systems deserves consideration when…
ESI Data Retention Archival Systems System specifically designed to store designated 'Corporate Records' to automate compliance with the corporate records retention policy.
ESI Data Storage Systems Also called Mass Storage, "the storage of large amounts of information in a persisting and machine- readable fashion.
ESI Email Systems Although MS Exchange and Lotus Domino predominate in publicly owned corporations, there are many other potential email systems that users and small…
ESI IM Systems Unless the corporation captures or monitors instant messaging (IM) traffic with an enterprise system, there may by little or no organized records of IM…
ESI Information Management Systems "Enterprise Content Management is the technologies used to Capture, Manage, Store, Preserve, and Deliver content and documents related to organizational…
ESI Litigation Hold Archival Systems System specifically designed to store copies of ESI within an archival repository to effect Legal Holds on corporate data.
ESI Mobile Communications Systems "The mobile phone or mobile, also called a cellular phone, or cell phone is a long-range, portable electronic device used for mobile communication that…
ESI Process Management Systems Customer relationship (call center), supply chain, procurement. The system is built to support a business process and touches multiple parties.
ESI Structured Data Storage Systems System that records data into an organized database or relational structure based on arrays, unions and other data types for efficient use.
ESI Structured Storage Systems Some overlap here with Sharepoint and other collaboration systems, but the intent is to give a specific ESI type for enterprise systems that store…
ESI Unstructured Data Storage Systems Refers to any mass storage system that does not have an organizational or relational data structure to manage the information and electronic items.
ESI User Systems User systems are local computers, laptops and even small networks that are not maintained by the corporate IT administration group.
ESI Video Systems Covers all systems that capture still images and motion image series for storage.
Esprit de corps The spirit which animates a collective body, as of the army or the bar.
Esquire In the United States the title commonly appended after the name of an attorney. Abbreviated: Esq.
Esse To be.
Essential a defined standard, which directly effects and has a fundamental impact on the work product of the laboratory or the integrity of the evidence.
Estate Your estate is what you leave behind, financially speaking, when you die. To figure its worth, your assets are valued to determine your gross estate.
Estate tax Your estate owes federal estate tax on the value of your taxable estate if the estate is larger than the amount you are permitted to leave to your heirs…
Estatuto Un reglamento formal de la ley establecido por una entidad gubernamental.
Estoppel An impediment that prevents a person from asserting or doing something contrary to his own previous assertion or act.
ESTTA Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals
ET And; also.
Et alii (Abbr. et al.) And others.
Et sequentia (Abbr. et seq.) And as follows.
Et uxor (Abbr. et ux.) And wife.
Et vir And husband.
eTAS Electronic Trademark Assignment System -- see eTAS
ETC Emerging Technology Center
ETD Enterprise Training Division
eTEAS electronic Trademark Examination Application System - electronic trademark filing system.
Ethernet A common way of networking PCs to create a LAN.
Ethics Of or relating to moral action and conduct; professionally right; conforming to professional standards.
EU European Union
European Patent Convention An agreement among Eurpoean nations that establishes a regional, European patent system.
Eviction action A lawsuit brought by a party claiming that she/he has a right to possession and control of identified premises, usually an apartment, and that the other…
Evidence (EV-uh-dins): Information that is collected in an orderly way about a disease or its treatment. This information often comes from research.
Evidence Inventory the physical accounting of evidence and records related thereto.
Evidence Submission Form form used to receive evidence into the laboratory and to initiate request for laboratory examinations or analyses.
Evidence Transfer a change in the possession of a custody item that must be documented in two specified locations (submitter and receiver).
Evidence Vault(s) a secured room or rooms for the storage of custody items.
Evidentiary hearing A hearing held in open court before a judge or magistrate judge at which the testimony of witnesses is taken and exhibits may be introduced into evidence.
Evidentiary Image or Copy See Forensic Copy.
Ex adverso From the opposite view.
Ex cathedra From the bench; with high authority.
Ex contractu From a contract.
Ex curia Out of court.
Ex dono By gift.
Ex lege According to the law.
Ex officio By virtue.
Ex Parte An action (a conversation orally or in writing, a ruling, or a hearing) done without all parties being notified in advance or without their presence.
Ex parte proceeding Actions taken by or orders made by a court upon the application or petition of one party without notice or hearing to other interested parties.
Ex Parte Protective Order An Ex Parte Protective Order is typically granted when certain acts of domestic violence have happened and the victim request a 10-day order of protection…
ex parte reexamination -- see reexamination proceeding If the request for ex parte reexamination is filed by a third party and not the patent owner, the third party may not…
Ex post facto After the act is done; after the fact.
Ex proprio motu By his own motion.
Ex relatione (Abbr. ex rel.) On the information of or on the relation of.
Exabyte A unit of 1000 petabytes. See Byte.
Examination Review of a patent application to determine if a claimed invention is patentable. MPEP Introduction.
examination copy a copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the International Preliminary Examining Authority.
Examinations (Evidential) the questioning, testing, comparing, or analyzing of a custody item in a prescribed manner that is helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment relative to…
Examinations (Training) objective evaluative instruments designed to measure job-related knowledge, skills or abilities and usually conducted in one or more of these formats…
examiner An official of a patent office charged with determining the patentability of inventions claimed in patent applications.
Examiner's Action A written communication from a patent Examiner that contains requirements and/or documents the reasons behind the Examiner's patentability decisions and…
examiner's amendment a written confirmation of an amendment made to a trademark application. The trademark examining attorney assigned to the application will make the…
examining attorney a USPTO employee who examines (reviews and determines compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of) an application for registration of a…
Examining Group See Art Unit.
Example An example of one embodiment (implementation) of an invention. If the example is an actual ("working") example, i.e.
exception the temporary suspension of some essential element of a policy, procedure, or requirement caused by circumstances that are expected to return to normal at…
exceptional case In order to seek an attorneys' fees award as part of the relief granted to the prevailing party in patent litigation, it is necessary to show that the…
Exceptions Declarations by either side in a civil or criminal case reserving the right to appeal a judge's ruling on a motion.
Excludable time The Speedy Trial Act lists a number of events, often referred to as "excludables", which may make it impossible to begin a defendant's trial within the…
Exclusionary Rule The rule preventing illegally obtained evidence from being used in any trial.
exclusive license This is an agreement granting to one party exclusive rights under an issued patent, with the licensor giving up by the terms of the license the right to…
exclusivity period The time during which only the debtor in a Chapter 11 reorganization can propose a plan or reorganization; generally at least the first 120 days after…
Exculpatory Evidence Evidence which tends to show the defendant’s innocence.
excusable nonuse -- see Section 8 Declaration of Excusable Nonuse
Execute To complete; to sign; to carry out according to its terms.
executive business Nominations and treaties; called executive business because these categories of business are received by the Senate from the President, rather than…
Executive Calendar A list of executive business (i.e., treaties and nominations) available for Senate floor consideration.
executive communication A message sent to the Senate by the President or other executive branch official. Presidential veto messages are an example of an "executive communication.
executive session A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
Executor A person named in a will and approved by a probate court to administer the deposition of an estate in accordance with the instructions of the will.
executory contract or lease Generally includes contracts or leases under which both parties to the agreement have duties remaining to be performed.
Exempt property Property of a debtor that the law protects from the action of creditors.
Exemption An exemption is a fixed dollar amount that you can subtract from your adjusted gross income to reduce your taxable income.