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OPENTIDE

The time after com is carried out of the fields.

OPTIMACY

Nobility; men of the highest rauk. Optimam esse legem, quae minimum relinquit arbitrio judicis; id quod certi- tudo ejus praestat. That law is the best which leaves the least discretion to the

ORDEFFE, or ORDELFE

A liberty whereby a man claims the ore found in his own land; also, the ore lying under land. Cowell.

ORE-LEAVE

A license or right to dig and take ore from land. Ege v. Kille, 84 Pa. 340.

ORWIGE, SINE WITA

In old English law. Without war or feud, such security being provided by the laws, for homicides under certain circumstances, against the fcchth, or deadly feud, on the part of the family

OURLOP

The lierwite or fine paid to the lord by the inferior tenant when his daughter was debauched. Cowell.

OUTLAWED,

when applied to a promissory note, means barred by the statute of lim- itations. Drew v. Drew, 37 Me. 389.

OVER SEA

Beyond the sea; outside the limits of the state or country. See Gus- tin v. Brattle, Kirby (Couu.) 300. See BEYOND SEA.

OWLING

In English law. The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of the king- dom ; so culled from its being usually carried on in the night. 4 Bl. Comm. 154.

OBLIGATE

To bind or constrain; to bind to the observance or performance of a duty; to place under an obligation. To bind one’s self by an obligation or promise; to as- sume a

OBSES

Lat. In the law of war. A hostage. Obsides, hostages.

OCCASIO

In feudal law. A tribute which the lord imposed on his vassals or tenants for his necessity. Hindrance; trouble; vexation by suit.

OCTROI

Fr. In French law. Originally, a duty, which, by the permission of the seigneur, any city was accustomed to collect on liquors and some other goods, brought within its precincts, for the

OLOGRAPHIC TESTAMENT

The olographic testament is that which is written OLYMPIAD 851 OMNIA PRiESUMUNTUR by tbe testator himself. In order to be valid It must be entirely written, dated, and signed by the hand

ONCE IN JEOPARDY

A phrase used to express the condition of a person charged with crime, who has once already, by legal proceedings, been put In danger of conviction and punishment for the same offense.

OPERA

A composition of a dramatic kind, set to music and sung, accompanied with musical instruments, and enriched with appropriate costumes, scenery, etc. The house in which operas are represented is termed an

OPTION

In English ecclesiastical law. A customary prerogative of au archbishop, when a bishop is consecrated by him, to name a clerk or chaplain of his own to be provided for by such

ORDELS

In old English law. The right of administering oaths and adjudging trials by ordeal within a precinct or liberty. Cowell.

ORE TENUS

Lat. By word of mouth; orally. Pleading was anciently carried on ore tciius, at the bar of the court 3 Bl. Comm. 203.

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