Latin: Work; labor; the product of work or labor, Opus locatum. The product of work let for use to another; or the hiring out of work or labor to be done npon a thing. Opus manincum. In old English law. Labor done by the hands; manual labor; such as making a hedge, digging a ditch. Fleta, lib. 2, c 48, { 8. Opus novum. In the civil law. A new work. By this term was meant … [Read more...]
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