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OVERRIDING VETO

a term used for passing a law that has already been turned down and not signed.

OCCUPATIONAL DUTIES

the term that describes the responsibilities that are a regular part of a person’s job.

ORIGINAL EVIDENCE

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

OPENING CASE

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

ORDINARY CONVEYANCE

The term used for the transferring of property that is carried out voluntarily and not by a court order.

OVERCOME

a term that is used for overcoming evidence that is presented by a party to a suit by presenting more convincing evidence.

OFFER OF COMPROMISE

a term that is given to the proposal that will end a dispute and does away with a law suit.

OMNIBUS MOTION

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

OPEN-END INVESTMENT TRUST

the name that applies to a trust where the shares that are owned by the trust cab be sold and new shares bought.

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.

OPENING A JUDGMENT

the term that is used when a judgement is reviewed to see if it should still stand or be set aside.

OCCURRENCE WITNESS

the term that is given to a witness who was present at an event and saw it take place.

ON TRIAL

A term that is applied to a person being on trial while a case is tried in court.

OPINION OF COURT

the term that is given to the written statement by a court that gives the reasons why a certain decision was made.

OFFENSE SECOND

this is the term given to an act carried by a person that is unlawful and he has committed an unlawful act before.

ORAL DEPOSITION

the name that is given to the testimony of a witness that is spoken and taken out of court but with the instruction of the court.

OCCUPATIONAL DISABILITY

the term that is given for the inability of a person to work that is caused by a person doing their job.

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