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OWLER

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Eng. law. One guilty of the offence of owling. … [Read more...]

OVERNIGHT DELIVERY

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Delivery guaranteed on the follow day after receipt by the shipping company. … [Read more...]

OVERPLUS

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What is left beyond a certain amount; the residue, the remainder of a thing. The same as Surplus. 2. The overplus may be certain or uncertain. It is certain, for example, when an estate is worth three thousand dollars, and the owner asserts it to be so in his will, and devises of the proceeds one thousand dollars to A, one thousand dollars to B, and the overplus to C, and in … [Read more...]

OVER SEA

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Beyond the sea; outside the limits of the state or country. See Gus-tin v. Brattle, Kirby (Conn.) 300. See BEYOND SEA. … [Read more...]

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