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OBJECT (NOUN)
n. This term "includes whatever is presented to the mind, as well as what may be presented to the senses; whatever,1 also, is acted upon, or operated upon, affirmatively, or Intentionally influenced by anything done, moved, or applied thereto." Woodruff, J., Wells v. Shook, 8 Blatchf. 257, Fed. Cas. No. More...

n. This term "includes whatever is presented to the mind, as well as what may be presented to the senses; whatever,1 also, is acted upon, or operated upon, affirmatively, or Intentionally influenced by anything done, moved, or applied thereto." Woodruff, J., Wells v. Shook, 8 Blatchf. 257, Fed. Cas. No. 17,406. -Object of an action. The thing sought to be obtained by the action; the remedy demanded or the relief or recovery sought or prayed for; not the same thing as the cause of action or the subject of the action. Scarborough v. Smith, 18 Kan. 406; Lassiter v. Norfolk & C. R. Co.;136 N. C. 89, 48 S. E. 643.-Object of a statute. The "object" of a statute is the aim or purpose of the enactment, the end or design which it is meant to accomplish, while the '-subject" is the matter to which it relates and with which it deals. Medical Examiners v. Fowler, 50 La. Ann. 1358, 24 South. 809; McNeely v. South Penn Oil Co.. 52 W. Va. 616, 44 S. E/508, 62 L. R. A. 562; Day Land A Cattle Co. v.'State, 68 Tex. 542, 4 S. W. 86^.-4jccts of a power. Where property is settled subject to a power given to any person or persons to appoint the same among a limited class, the members of the class are called the "objects" of the power. Thus, if a parent has a power to appoint a fund among his children, the children are called the "objects" of the power. Mozley & Whitley. Less...
OBJECTION
The act of a party who objects to some matter or proceeding in the course of a trial, (see OBJECT) or an argument or reason urged by him in support of his contention that the matter or proceeding objected to is Improper or illegal.

The act of a party who objects to some matter or proceeding in the course of a trial, (see OBJECT) or an argument or reason urged by him in support of his contention that the matter or proceeding objected to is Improper or illegal. Less...
OBJURGATRICES
In old English law.; Scolds or unquiet women, punished with the cucking-stool.

In old English law.; Scolds or unquiet women, punished with the cucking-stool. Less...
OBLATA
Gifts or offerings made to the king by any of his subjects.; old debts, brought, as it were, together from preceding years, and put on the present sheriff's charge. Wharton.

Gifts or offerings made to the king by any of his subjects.; old debts, brought, as it were, together from preceding years, and put on the present sheriff's charge. Wharton. Less...
OBLATA TERRAE
Half an acre, or, as some say, half a perch, of land. Spelman.

Half an acre, or, as some say, half a perch, of land. Spelman. Less...
OBLATI
In old European law. Voluntary slaves of churches or monasteries.

In old European law. Voluntary slaves of churches or monasteries. Less...
OBLATI ACTIO
In the civil law. An action given to a party against another who had offered to him a stolen thing, which was found in his possession. Inst 3,1,4.

In the civil law. An action given to a party against another who had offered to him a stolen thing, which was found in his possession. Inst 3,1,4. Less...
OBLATIO
Lat In the civil law. A tender of money in payment of a debt made by debtor to creditor. Whatever is offered to the church by the pious. Calvin. Oblationes dicnntur quscnnque a pils ftdeUbnsqne Chrlstianis oifernntur Deo et eoeleaisft, sive res solidss sive mobiles 2 Inst 380. Those things More...

Lat In the civil law. A tender of money in payment of a debt made by debtor to creditor. Whatever is offered to the church by the pious. Calvin. Oblationes dicnntur quscnnque a pils ftdeUbnsqne Chrlstianis oifernntur Deo et eoeleaisft, sive res solidss sive mobiles 2 Inst 380. Those things are called "oblations" which are offered to God and to the church by pious and faithful Christians, whether they are movable or immovable. Less...
OBLATIONS
or obventions, are offerings or customary payments made, in England, to the ominister of a church, including fees on marriages, burials, mortuaries, etc., (q. v.) and Easter offerings. 2 Steph. Comm. 740; BhUllm. Ecc. Law, 1606. They may be commuted by agreement.

or obventions, are offerings or customary payments made, in England, to the ominister of a church, including fees on marriages, burials, mortuaries, etc., (q. v.) and Easter offerings. 2 Steph. Comm. 740; BhUllm. Ecc. Law, 1606. They may be commuted by agreement. Less...
OBLIGATE
To hind 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 assume a duty; to execute a written promise or covenant; to make a writing obligatory. Wachter v. Famachon, 62 Wis. More...

To hind 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 assume a duty; to execute a written promise or covenant; to make a writing obligatory. Wachter v. Famachon, 62 Wis. 117, 22 N. W. 160; Maxwell v. Jacksonville Loan A Imp* Co., 45 Fla. 425, 84 South. 255. Less...

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