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ONERIS FERENDI

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Latin: In the civil law. The servitude of support; a servitude by which the wall of a house is required to sustain the wall or beams of the adjoining house. … [Read more...]

ONEROUS

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A contract, lease, share, or other right is said to be "onerous" when the obligations attaching to it counter-balance or exceed the advantage to be derived from it, either absolutely or with reference to the particular possessor. Sweet. As used in the civil law and In the systems derived from it, (French, Scotch, Spanish. Mexican.) the term also means based upon, supported by, … [Read more...]

ON THE PERSON

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Being held or carried by a person, in physical contact with one's body, being carried within a person's clothing. … [Read more...]

ON THE PLEADINGS

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With regard to a decision made upon the pleadings in the case. … [Read more...]

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