ENO

2 definitions found across Law Mind sources

ENOAuthored
The Law Mind • 288 words
Definition
Eno is not an established legal term. The source material retrieved under this heading appears to be a fragment of the entry for ENGROSS — specifically, the portion beginning mid-definition with language describing the act of writing in a large or fair hand, copying documents onto parchment or stamped paper, and the historical conveyancing practice by which a fine was said to be engrossed when the chirographer prepared the indentures and delivered them to the appropriate party. No independent legal definition for "Eno" exists in the Law Mind corpus or in standard legal dictionaries.
Why It Matters in Research
Researchers encountering this entry should treat it as an indexing artifact rather than a substantive term. The fragment retrieved corresponds to ENGROSS, a well-defined term in both practice and historical conveyancing law. If your research led you here, redirect your search to ENGROSS for the full entry, which covers the preparation of final instruments, the role of the chirographer in fine practice, and the distinction between draft and engrossed documents in pleading and conveyancing contexts.
Historical Dictionary Support
Burrill's Law Dictionary entry retrieved under this heading is plainly a truncated portion of the ENGROSS entry, cut at the opening syllables. The visible text — referencing Blackstone's Commentaries (1 Bl. Com. 183) and Coke's Reports (5 Co. 39b) — is consistent with standard historical treatment of engrossment in both practice and fine procedure. No source in the Law Mind corpus defines "Eno" as a standalone legal term.
Related Terms
ENGROSS — the intended term; see full entry CHIROGRAPHER — officer responsible for preparing engrossed fines FINE (conveyancing) — the instrument class to which engrossment procedure applied INDENTURE — the document form produced by engrossment
ENOmain
Burrill's Law Dictionary • 1867
(545) · grosse, large.] In practice. To write in a gross, or large strong hand. 1 Bl. Com. 183. To copy in a large or fair hand; to copy upon parchment or stamped paper; to copy a paper for the purpose of filing. In old conveyancing, a fine was said to be engrossed, when the chirographer made the indentures of the fine, and delivered them to the party to whom the .conusance was made. 5 Co. 39 b. In criminal law. To buy up any commodity in large quantities, so as to obtain the exclusive possession or monopoly of it, with an intent to sell it at an unreasonable price. 4 Bl. Com. 158. See Engrossing.

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