Ft. In French law. Originally, a duty, which, by the permission of the seigneur, any city was accustomed to collect on liquors and some other goods, brought within its precincts, for the consumption of the Inhabitants. Afterwards appropriated to the use of the king. Steph. Lect. p. 361. Oderunt peccare boni, virtutis amoie; oderunt peccare mail, formidine poenee. Good men hate … [Read more...] about OCTROI
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OCCUPATIVE
Possessed; used; employed. … [Read more...] about OCCUPATIVE
ODD LOT
A stock unit that consists of less shares than the usual block of 10 or 100 which are typically sold. … [Read more...] about ODD LOT
OCCUPAVIT
Lat. In old English law. A writ that lay for one who was ejected out of his land or tenement in time of war. Cowell. … [Read more...] about OCCUPAVIT
ODHAL
Complete property, as opposed to feudal tenure. The transposition of the syllables of "odhal" makes it "allodh," and hence, according to Blackstone, arises the word "allod" or "allodial," (q. v.) "Allodhn is thus put in contradistinction to "fecodh.V Mozley A Whitley. … [Read more...] about ODHAL