Legal Term Dictionary

in a deed or lease, are the words which effect the transaction Intended to be consummated by the instrument .

in a deed or lease, are the words which effect the transaction Intended to be consummated by the instrument . Less...

Lat In the civil law. A protest or warning against [of] a new work. Dig. 39, L

Lat In the civil law. A protest or warning against [of] a new work. Dig. 39, L Less...

The ancient time of marriage, from Epiphany to Ash-Wednesday. Opinio est duplex, scilicet, opinio Tul* gnris, orta inter graves ot disoretos, ot QUSB vultum veritatls habet | ot opinio tantnm orta inter lores et vulgares homines, absque specie veritatia. 4 Coke, 107. Opinion is of two kinds, namely, common opinion, More...

The ancient time of marriage, from Epiphany to Ash-Wednesday. Opinio est duplex, scilicet, opinio Tul* gnris, orta inter graves ot disoretos, ot QUSB vultum veritatls habet | ot opinio tantnm orta inter lores et vulgares homines, absque specie veritatia. 4 Coke, 107. Opinion is of two kinds, namely, common opinion, which springs up among grave and discreet men, and which has the appearance of truth, and opinion which springs up only among light and foolish men* without the semblance of truth. Opinio qua) favet testamento est te-nenda. The opinion which favors a will is to be followed. 1 W. Bl. 13, arg. Less...

1. In the law of evidence, opinion is an Inference or conclusion drawn by a, witness from facts some of which are known to him and others assumed, or drawn from facts which, though lending probability to the Inference, d6 not evolve it by a process of absolutely necessary reasoning. More...

1. In the law of evidence, opinion is an Inference or conclusion drawn by a, witness from facts some of which are known to him and others assumed, or drawn from facts which, though lending probability to the Inference, d6 not evolve it by a process of absolutely necessary reasoning. See Lipscomb v. State, 75 Miss. 559, 23 South. 210. An inference necessarily Involving certain facts may be stated without the facts, the inference being an equivalent to a specification of the facts; but, when the facts are not necessarily involved in the inference (e. p., when the inference may be sustained upon either of several distinct phases of fact, neither of which it necessarily involves,) then the facts must be stated Whart Ev. | 510. "2. A document prepared by an attorney for his client, embodying his understanding of the law as applicable to a state of facts submitted to him for that purpose." "3. The statement by a judge or court of the decision reached in regard to a cause tried or argued before them, expounding the law as applied to the case, and detailing the reasons upon which the judgment is based. See Craig v. Bennett, 158 Ind. 9, 62 N. E. 273; Coffey v. Gamble, 117 Iowa, 545, 91 N. W. 813; Houston v. Williams, 13 Cal. 24, 73 Am. Dec. 565; State v. Ramsburg, 43 Md 333." -Concurring opinion. An opinion, separate from that which embodies the views ana decision of the majority of the court, prepared and filed by a judge who agrees in the general result of the decision, and which either reinforces the majority opinion by the expression of the particular judge's own views or reasoning, or (more commonly) voices his disapproval of the grounds of the decision or the arguments on which it was based, though approving the final result Dissenting opinion. A separate opinion in, which a particular judge announces his dissent from the conclusion held by a msjority of the court, and expounds his own views.-Per curiam opinion. One concurred in by the entire court, but expressed ap being "per curiam'* or "by the court," without disclosing the name of. "any particular judge as being its author. "Oportet qnod eerta res deducatur in donationom. It is necessary that a certain thing be brought into the gift, or made the subject of the conveyance. Bract, fol. 15b. Oportet qnod eerta res dednoatnr in jndioium. Jenk. Cent 84. A thing certain must be brought to judgment Oportet qnod eerta sit res qns" vendi-tnr. It Is necessary that there should be a certain thing which is sold. To make a valid sale, there must be certainty as to the thing which is sold. Bract fol. (51b. Oportet qnod oertss person*, terras, et eerti status oomprehendantur in deelara-tione usuum. 9 Coke, 9. It is necessary that given persons, lands, and estates should be comprehended in a declaration of uses. Less...

Lat In the civil law. To pledge. Calvin.

Lat In the civil law. To pledge. Calvin. Less...

An officer formerly belonging to the green-wax in the exchequer.

An officer formerly belonging to the green-wax in the exchequer. Less...

An old word for "opponent".

An old word for "opponent". Less...

In bankruptcy practice. Opposition is the refusal of a creditor to assent to the debtor's discharge under the bankrupt law. In French law. A motion to open a judgment by default and let the defendant in to a defense.

In bankruptcy practice. Opposition is the refusal of a creditor to assent to the debtor's discharge under the bankrupt law. In French law. A motion to open a judgment by default and let the defendant in to a defense. Less...

The misdemeanor committed by a public officer, who under color of his office, wrongfully inflicts upon .any person any bodily harm, imprisonment, or other injury. 1 Russ. Crimes, 297; Steph. Dig. Crim. Law, 7L See U. S. v. Deaver (D. C.) 14 Fed. 597

The misdemeanor committed by a public officer, who under color of his office, wrongfully inflicts upon .any person any bodily harm, imprisonment, or other injury. 1 Russ. Crimes, 297; Steph. Dig. Crim. Law, 7L See U. S. v. Deaver (D. C.) 14 Fed. 597 Less...

A public officer who unlawfully uses his authority by way of oppres-. sion, (0. v.)

A public officer who unlawfully uses his authority by way of oppres-. sion, (0. v.) Less...