Latin: By word of mouth; orally. Pleading was anciently carried on ore tenus, at the bar of the court. 3 Bl. Comm. 203. … [Read more...]
ORE-LEAVE
A license or right to dig and take ore from land. Ege v. Kille, 84 Pa. 340. … [Read more...]
ORFGILD
In Saxon law. The price or value of a beast A payment for a beast The payment or forfeiture of a beast. A penalty for taking away cattle. Spelman. … [Read more...]
ORGANIC ACT
An act of congress conferring powers of government upon a territory. In re Lane, 135 U. S. 443, 10 Sup. Ct 760, 34 L. Ed. 219. … [Read more...]
ORGANIC LAW
The fundamental law, or constitution, of a state or nation, written and unwritten; that law or system of laws or principles which defines and establishes the organization of its government. … [Read more...]