Enter
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Meaning of Enter
In relation to land, it means going upon the land; to go into, as in enter a building. To become a member of, to be a constituent part of, as in entering into a conspiracy. To make note of a transaction in a record or book. The entering of a judgment is the ministerial act of the clerk of the court while the rendering or rendition of the same is the judicial act of the judge.
Enter Alternative Definition
To go upon lands for the purpose of taking possession; to take possession. In a strict use of terms, "entry" and "taking possession" would, seem to be distinct parts of the same act; but, practically, "entry" is now merged in "taking possession." 1 Washb. Real Prop. 10, 32; Stearns, Real Actions, 2. To cause to be put down upon the record. An attorney is said to enter his appearance, or the party himself may enter an appearance. 74 Ind. 59. To enter judgment is to formally enroll it or repose the evidence of it in the record or permanent memorial of the acts of the court.
Synonyms of Enter
(Go in), verb
arrive
board
come in
cross the threshold
effect an entrance
gain admittance
gain entry
go into
inire
intrare
introire
make an entrance
pass into
set foot in
step in
walk in
Associated Concepts: breaking and entering
forcible entry
immigration
lawful entry
open and peaceable entry
trespass
(Insert), verb
implant
infuse
inject
intercalate
interject
interpose
introduce
intromit
place into
put in
stick in
(Penetrate), verb
bore
cut into
cut through
drill
empierce
gore
impale
infiltrate
interpenetrate
invade
lance
perforate
pervade
pierce
prick
puncture
sink into
stab
transpierce
(Record), verb
catalogue
check in
chronicle
enroll
file
inscribe
inscroll
jot down
list
log
make an entry
mark down
note
place in the record
post
put down
put in writing
put on record
referre
register
report
set down
tabulate
take down
transcribe
write down
write in
Associated Concepts: entered on the record
entry of a judgment
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Commence, Commission, Damage Feasant, Docket, Engage, Enroll, First Right Of Refusal, Impossibility, Incest, Ingress, Interfere, Letter Of Intent, License, Licensee, Material Evidence, Mineral Estate, Minute, Mutual Combat, Nation, Passport, Profit A Prendre, Quiet Enjoyment, Re-entry, Proviso For, Recognisance, Register, Secondary Easement, Trade Mark.
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English Spanish Translation of Enter
To enter Into a contract: Celebrar un contrato
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English Legal System: Enter
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Enter:
1. (in the law of *burglary) To make "an effective and substantial" entry as a trespasser. This does not necessarily require entry of the whole of the defendant's body.
2. (in land law)
See entry into possession.
Concept of "Enter, Entre"
Traditional meaning of enter, entre in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) In; within; among. Entre mains: at hand; in his hands.
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Notes and References
Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, "Enter, Entre", Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson's Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.