In old practice. It is ordered. The initial words of rules of court when entered in Latin. Ordine plaeltandi servato, aerratur et jus. When the order of pleading is observed, the law also is observed. Co. Litt 303a; Broom, Max. 188. … [Read more...]

contracts, practice, evidence. An authentic instrument of something, and which is to serve as a model or example to be copied or imitated. It also means first, or not deriving any authority from any other source as, original jurisdiction, original writ, original bill, and the like . 2. Originals are single or duplicate. Single, when there is but one; duplicate, when there are … [Read more...]

A general chapter or other solemn convention of the religious of a particular order. … [Read more...]

The price first paid to acquire an asset. … [Read more...]

In ecclesiastical law. The holy orders of priest, deacon, and subdeacon, any of which qualified for presentation and admission to an ecclesiastical dignity or cure were called "or dines majores;" and the inferior orders of chanters, psalmists, ostiary, reader, exorcist, and acolyte were called "ordines minores" Persons ordained to the ordines minores had their prima tonsura, … [Read more...]