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Optional Coverage

Insurance coverage provided by a policy that is beyond what is required by law. Includes Collision Coverage and Comprehensive Coverage.

Occasional Driver

A person who operates an insured vehicle who is not considered the primary or principle driver.

ORDER OF INTERPLEADER

the term used for the order that is in favour of the plaintiff and commands the defendant to settle the controversy between themselves.

ORDER OF REFERENCE

the term used for the direction of a court to appoint a refer in order to decide a case.

OATH PURGATORY

the term applied to a sworn statement where a person purges himself and attempts to clear himself of wrong doing or misconduct.

OWNER JOINT

term that is given to a person who owns property with other people.

OFFENSE CRIMINAL

a term that describes a misdemeanour and a felony. See criminal offense.

OPTION TO PURCHASE

the granting of a right to the potential purchaser to be able top buy the product at a certain price.

ORIGINAL EVIDENCE

1. The original document introduced to a trial. 2. First hand evidence and the best evidence submitted to a case.

ORDER NISI

the term given to the order to request a thing be done within a certain period of time.

OPENING CASE

the name that is given to the opening statement for a new case or when new evidence comes to hand.

OATH SOLEMN

the term that is given to the oath where a person places their hand on the bible.

OPEN HEARING

the name of an investigation that is open to the public and is not a closed.

OFFENSE QUASI

a term that is applied to an unlawful act that is attributed to a person who didn’t commit a crime but influenced another person to commit it.

OSTENSIBLE

a word used to describe something that is apparent and obvious.

OBLIGATION MORAL

the term applied to an obligation that needs to be carried out as a matter of conscience and cannot be enforced by law.

OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES

the term given to the money a person spends to defray the expenses of carrying out his usual duties of his job.

OMNIBUS MOTION

the term used to describe a motion that contains several other motions.

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