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OXGANG OF LAND

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old Eng. law. An uncertain quantity of land, but, according to some opinions, it contains fifteen acres. Co. Litt. 69 a. … [Read more...]

OYER

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In old practice. Hearing; the hearing a deed read, which a party sued on a bond, etc., might pray or demand, and it was then read to him by the other party; the entry on the record being, "et ei legitur in haeo verba," (and it is read to him in these words.) Steph. PI. 67, 68; 3 Bl. Comm. 299; 3 Salk. 119. In modern practice. A copy of a bond or specialty sued upon, given to … [Read more...]

OVERISSUE

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To issue in excessive quantity ; to issue in excess of fixed legal limits. Thus, "overissued stock" of a private corporation is capital stock issued in excess of the amount limited und prescribed by the charter or certificate of incorporation. See Hayden v. Charter Oak Driving Park, 63 Conn. 142, 27 Atl. 232. … [Read more...]

OWING

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Something unpaid. A debt for example is owing while it is unpaid and whether it be due or not. … [Read more...]

OVERLIVE

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To survive; to live longer than another. Finch, Law, b. 1, c 3, no. 58; 1 Leon. L … [Read more...]

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