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Exceptions - Declarations by either side in a civil or criminal case reserving the right to appeal a judge's ruling upon a motion. Also, in regulatory cases, objections by either side to points made by the other side or to rulings by the agency or one of its hearing officers.

Exclusionary Rule - The rule preventing illegally obtained evidence to be used in any trial.

Execute - To complete; to sign; to carry out according to its terms.

Executor -A personal representative, named in a will, who administers an estate.

Exempt property -All the property of a debtor which is not attachable under the Bankruptcy Code or the state statute.

Exhibit -A document or other item introduced as evidence during a trial or hearing.

Exonerate - Removal of a charge, responsibility, or duty.

Ex parte -On behalf of only one party, without notice to any other party. For example, a request for a search warrant is an ex parte proceeding, since the person subject to the search is not notified of the proceeding and is not present at the hearing.

Ex parte proceeding - Action Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated, heinous, or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.

Expungement -The process by which the record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed.

Extradition -The surrender of an accused criminal by one state to the jurisdiction of another.

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