That part of a conveyance, or of any Instrument intended for the creation or transference of rights, by which the main object of the instrument is carried into effect. It is distinguished from Introductory matter, recitals, formal conclusion, etc. … [Read more...] about OPERATIVE PART
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OPEN POLICY
An open policy is one in which the amount of the interest of the insured is not fixed by the policy, and is to be ascertained in case of loss. Vide Policy. … [Read more...] about OPEN POLICY
OPERATIVE WORDS
in a deed or lease, are the words which effect the transaction Intended to be consummated by the instrument . … [Read more...] about OPERATIVE WORDS
OPEN(ADJ.)
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.)
OPERIS NOVI NUNTIATIO
Latin: In the civil law. A protest or warning against [of] a new work. Dig. 39, L … [Read more...] about OPERIS NOVI NUNTIATIO