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  • OMITTANCE
    Forbearance; omission. Omne netnm nb intentions ngentis est indionndnni. Every act is to be judged by the intention of the doer. Branch, Princ Omne oilmen ebrietns et inoendit et detegit. Drunkenness both Inflames (or aggravates) and reveals every crime. Co. Litt 247a; 4 Bl. Comm. 26; Broom, Max. 17. Omne More...
  • OMNI EXCEPTIONS MAJUS
    4 Inst 262. Above all exception. Omnia deliota in aperto levlora snnt. All crimes that are committed openly are fighter, [or have a less odious appearance than those committed secretly.] 8 Coke, 127a.
  • OMNIA PERFORMAVIT
    He has done all.: In pleading. A good plea in bar where all the covenants are in the affirmative. Bailey r. Rogers, 1 Me. 189. Omnia prsssnmnntnr contra spoliator rem. All things are presumed against a despoiler or wrong-doer, A leading maxim in the law of evidence. Best, Ev. p. More...
  • OMNIBUS AD QUOS PRAESENTES LITERAE PERVENERINT, SALUTEM
    To all to whom the present letters shall come, greeting. A form of address with which charters and deeds were anciently commenced.
  • OMNIBUS BILL
    1. In legislative practice, a bill including in one act various separate and distinct matters, and particularly one joining a number of different subjects in one measure in such a way as to compel the executive authority to accept provisions which he does not approve or else defeat the whole More...
  • OMNIUM
    In mercantile law. A term used to express the aggregate value of the different stock in which a loan is usually funded. Tomlins. Omnium contributione sarciatur quod pro omnibus datum est. 4 Blng. 12L That which is given for all is recompensed by the contribution of all. A principle of More...
  • ON ACCOUNT
    In part payment; In partial satisfaction of an account The phrase Is usually contrasted with "in full."
  • ON ACCOUNT OF WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
    When a policy of insurance expresses that the insurance is made "on account of whom it may concern," it will coyer all persons having an insurable interest in the subject-matter at the date of the policy and who were then contemplated by the party procuring the Insurance. 2 Pars. Mar. More...
  • ON CALL
    There is no legal difference between an obligation payable "when demanded" or "on demand" and one payable "on call" or "at any time called for." In each case the debt Is payable Immediately. Bowman v. McChesney, 22 Grat (Va.) 609.
  • ON CONDITION
    These words may be construed to mean "on the terms," in order to effectuate the intention of parties. Mea-nor v. McKowan, 4 Watts A S. (Pa.) 302.
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