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in a deed or lease, are the words which effect the transaction Intended to be consummated by the instrument . … [Read more...] about OPERATIVE WORDS

adj. Patent; visible; apparent; notorious; not clandestine; not closed, set tied, fixed, or terminated. Open bulk. In the mass; exposed to view; not tied or sealed up. In re Sanders (C. CA 52 Fed. 802, 18 L. R. A. 549. Open court. This term may mean either a court which has been formally convened and declared open for the transaction of its proper judicial business, or a court … [Read more...] about OPEN(ADJ.)

Latin: In the civil law. A protest or warning against [of] a new work. Dig. 39, L … [Read more...] about OPERIS NOVI NUNTIATIO

In American practice. The beginning; the commencement; the flrst address of the counsel. … [Read more...] about OPENING

The ancient time of marriage, from Epiphany to Ash Wednesday. Opinio est duplex, scilicet, opinio -vulgaris, orta inter graves et discretos, et quae vultum veritatis habet; et opinio tantum orta inter leves et vnlgares homines, absque specie veritatis. 4 Coke, 107. Opinion is of two kinds, namely, common opinion, which springs up among grave and discreet men, and which has the … [Read more...] about OPETIDE