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Murdrum
English Law: Murdrum in the Past During the times of the Danes and afterwards till the reign of Edward III, murdrum was the killing of a man in a secret way and in that it differed from simple homicide. Developments When a man was therefore, killed and he was unknown, by the laws of Canute he [...]Oath
Oath Meaning Oath in Scottish Law A religious promise to tell the truth in court.Oath for Administrators
Definition of Oath For Administrators A sworn statement to establish the administrator's authority to act in the estate where there is no valid will.Oath for Executors
Definition of Oath For Executors A sworn statement to establish the executor's authority to act as executor.Oath of Allegiance
Oath of Allegiance Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords are required to take an oath of allegiance to the Crown before they take their seats in Parliament after a general election or by-election and after the death of the monarch. [...]Obesity
Resources See Also Further Reading Obesity in the Encyclopedia of Britain Obesity in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Obesity in the Halsbury's Laws of England Obesity in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Obesity in the Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law [...]Obiter Dicta
Definition of Obiter Dicta This simply means 'other things said' by the judge as part of his or her judgment.Obiter Dictum
Obiter dictum in Legal Latin Meaning of the latin term Obiter dictum from the University of Kent: 'A remark in passing' - Something said by a judge while giving judgment that was not essential to decision in the case. It does not form part of the ratio decidendi of the case and therefore [...]Obligation To Register Under Mlr
Obligation to Register Under Mlr Money Laundering in the United Kingdom [rtbs name="money-laundering-supervision"]This section includes the following topics: Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom The regulation of banks, real [...]Oblique Intent
Definition of Oblique Intent The concept of oblique intent is sometimes referred to as foresight of consequences.Obtaining Services Dishonestly
Definition of Obtaining Services Dishonestly To obtain services for himself or another by a dishonest act, and if they are available, on payment having been made or that they might be.Obviousness
Concept of Obviousness in IP Law [rtbs name="intellectual-property-law"]Lambert defined obviousness as follows: Lack of an inventive step. One of the grounds for revoking a patent. To be valid an invention must involve an inventive step, which means it must not be obvious to a skilled person [...]Occupancy
Imposed load in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Imposed load in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: the load assumed to be produced by the intended occupancy or use, including the weight of moveable partitions; distributed, concentrated, impact, inertia and snow loads, [...]Occupation
Occupation Defined Case Law A selected English Real Property Law Case in relation with occupation defined may be: Link Lending Ltd v Hussein; Link Lending Ltd v Bustard Year of the above case: 2010 Different occupation in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Different occupation in [...]Occupier
Occupier in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Occupier in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: in relation to a dwelling, means a person inhabiting the dwelling.Offence
Insider dealing Offence of insider dealing Find under this subsection information about Offence of insider dealing in relation to Insider dealing. Company Liquidation: Offences by officers Definition of Either Way Offences These offences fall into a category of offences that can be tried in [...]Offences
Fraud Offences: Criminal Law and Procedure Dishonesty and Related Mens Rea Concepts There is more information about this section in the entry about Dishonesty and Related Mens Rea Concepts in this legal Encyclopedia. Fraud Act 2005 There is more information about this section in the entry [...]Offences Against Public Order
This section offers a description about Offences against public order in the study of crimes in the English law.Offender
Offender Meaning Offender in Scottish Law Someone who has committed an offenceOffender Rehabilitation
The Good Lives Model of Offender Rehabilitation: a Systematic Review of the Evidence Nicholas Raphael Netto, from the University of Oxford, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category "Criminological Theory, Research and Education," [...]Offensive Weapons
Resources See Also Further Reading Offensive Weapons in the Encyclopedia of Britain Offensive Weapons in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Offensive Weapons in the Halsbury's Laws of England Offensive Weapons in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Offensive [...]Offer
Definition of Communication of an Offer An offer needs to be communicated to the other party before it can be accepted. Definition of Offer A communication showing the terms on which the offeror will make the contract and the terms he will be bound by if the offeree accepts.Offeree
Definition of Offeree The person to whom the offer is made.Offeror
Definition of Offeror The person making the offer.Office
Concept of Office The following is an old definition of Office [1], a term which has several meanings:1. A right to exercise a public or private employment, and to take the fees and emoluments thereunto belonging. The right, and correspondent duty, to execute a public or private trust, and to [...]Office for the Supervision of Solicitors
Definition of Office for the Supervision of Solicitors This body was set up by the law society to replace the solicitor's complaints bureau. It is now known as the legal complaints service.Office Found
English Law: Office Found in the Past When an inquisition is made to the king's use of anything, by virtue of office of him who inquires and the inquisition is found, it is said to be office found. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this [...]Office of Fair Trading
Office of Fair Trading and Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading Note: this section also covers the next section. Supervisory powers This issue includes the following: Anti-money laundering supervision in [...]Office Of Fair Trading Complaints
Office of Fair Trading Money Laundering in the United Kingdom [rtbs name="money-laundering-supervision"]This section includes the following topics: Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom The AML Supervisors: institutional aspects [...]Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) in North Ireland The OFMDFM is a fully functioning department of the Northern Ireland administration with a wide range of responsibilities. Upon the devolution of policing and justice, OFMdFM became the sponsoring department of [...]Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales)
Resources See Also Further Reading Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales) in the Encyclopedia of Britain Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales) in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales) in the Halsbury's Laws of [...]Official Copy
Concep of Official Copy in Procedural Law In this context, a short definition of Official Copy may be the following: A copy of an official document, supplied and marked as such by the office which issued the original.Official Receiver
Company Winding-up by the Court: The role of the Official ReceiverOfficial Referees’ Court
The Official Referees’ Court Name The Official Referees’ Court is the standarized name of one of the UK Historic Courts (see the entries in this legal Encyclopedia about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the Official Referees’ Court in the UK court legal [...]Official Solicitor
The Official Solicitor Name The Official Solicitor is the standarized name of one of the UK Tribunals and Government Offices (see the entries in this legal Encyclopedia about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the Official Solicitor in the UK). [rtbs [...]Officina Justitiae
English Law: Officina Justitiae in the Past The chancery is so called, because all writs issue from it, under the great seal returnable into the courts of common law. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about officina justitiae [...]Ofsted
Resources See Also Further Reading Ofsted in the Encyclopedia of Britain Ofsted in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Ofsted in the Halsbury's Laws of England Ofsted in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Ofsted in the Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law [...]Oil Law
Most Popular Entries related to Oil Law Energy Law (in the United Kingdom) Energy Law Schools (in the United Kingdom) Energy solicitor Salary (in the United Kingdom) Oil Law (in the United Kingdom) Gas Law (in the United Kingdom) See Also Federal Energy Regulation Commission (United [...]Oil Petrol and Natural Gas
Resources See Also Further Reading Oil Petrol and Natural Gas in the Encyclopedia of Britain Oil Petrol and Natural Gas in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Oil Petrol and Natural Gas in the Halsbury's Laws of England Oil Petrol and Natural Gas in the Stroud's Judicial [...]Old Bailey
Introduction to Old Bailey Old Bailey, popular name for the Central Criminal Court in London, England, situated in a street of that name, off Ludgate Hill. (1) Resources Notes and References Information about Old Bailey in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia Guide to Old BaileyOlder People
Resources See Also Further Reading Older People in the Encyclopedia of Britain Older People in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Older People in the Halsbury's Laws of England Older People in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Older People in the Jowitt's [...]Oleron
Concept of Oleron Traditional meaning of oleron [1] in the English common law history: A code of maritime laws published at Oleron, an island off the French coast, in the twelfth century, under Richard I. or his mother. Queen Eleanor; see 1st Book ("The Rights of Persons"), Blackstone's [...]Ombudsman
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman combines the two statutory roles of Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (the Parliamentary Ombudsman) and Health Service Commissioner for England (Health [...]Omission
Definition of Omission Generally an omission can't form the basis of the actus reus of an offence, there are exceptions.Onerous Property
Company Liquidation: Disclaimer of onerous property (s178)Online Legal Research
Most Popular Entries related to Online Legal Research Legal Research (in the United Kingdom) Online Legal Research (in the United Kingdom) Legal Research Websites (in the United Kingdom) How to do Legal Research (in the United Kingdom) Legal Research Methods (in the United Kingdom) Legal [...]Onus (probandi)
Onus (probandi) in Legal Latin Meaning of the latin term Onus (probandi) from the University of Kent: 'Load or burden' - Something that is one's duty or responsibility (burden of proof). Resources See Also Legal Latin Maxims Legal Latin Quotes Legal Latin DictionaryOpinion Poll
Opinion Poll in the History A poll that asks focus groups questions on a variety of policies. They can also be used to currently predict which way the country will vote. When Labour began to reevaluate its tactics under Neil Kinnock it realized that the Conservatives were sourcing and [...]Opposition
The Opposition in the History For every minister - elected MP who oversees a department e.g Home Office or Foreign Office - in power there is a shadow minister of the opposing party. In the play George Jones is the Leader of the Opposition (his modern equivalent is Ed Milliband) and Malcolm [...]Opposition Days
Opposition days Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Opposition days are days allocated in the House of Commons for the discussion of subjects chosen by the opposition (non-government) parties. There are 20 days allocated for this purpose per session (under Standing Order 14).Oral Questions
Oral Questions Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament An Oral Question is a parliamentary questions that is put to a government minister in person by an Member of Parliament or member of the House of Lords in the Chamber of each House. Oral question times to ministers normally take place at the [...]Order
Meaning of Order The following is an old definition of Order [1]: A command, direction, mandate. 1. An informal note requesting the payment of money, or the delivery of personalty, to a person named or to the bearer of the note. The word does not import exclusively a written instrument. On a [...]Order Paper
Order Paper Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The Order Paper, also known as the Order of Business, in the House of Commons is published each sitting day and lists the business of the House and business for sittings in Westminster Hall. It shows items such as questions, motions, business, [...]Order-In-Council
Order-In-Council History Legislation formally made in the name of the Monarch by the Privy Council. The President of the Council reads out batches of Orders-in-Council drafted by the government in front of the Monarch at their monthly meetings. Usually the Monarch agrees with the Orders, which [...]Orders in Council
Definition of Orders In Council The emergency powers act 1920 and the civil contingencies act 2004 authorise legislation to be introduced in this way. Orders in Council Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Orders in Council are used when an ordinary statutory instrument would be [...]Orders of Council
Orders of Council Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Orders of Council are decisions of the Privy Council which have the force of law. Unlike Orders in Council, these do not require personal approval by HM Queen and can be made by government ministers. Resources See Also Privy Council [...]Ordinance
Concept of Ordinance The following is an old definition of Ordinance [1], a term which has several meanings:1. A rule or regulation adopted by municipal corporation. See Ordain, 1. An ordinance of the councils of a municipality, though binding upon the community affected by it, is not a law in [...]Ordinary
Concept of Ordinary The following is an old definition of Ordinary [1], a term which has several meanings:1, (adjetive) Common, usual, reasonable: as, ordinary - care, diligence, skill, losses, qsee, in this resource, the term Opposed to extraordinary, see, in this resource, the term See also [...]Ordinary Assault
Resources See Also See assault.Organic Farming
Resources See Also Further Reading Organic Farming in the Encyclopedia of Britain Organic Farming in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Organic Farming in the Halsbury's Laws of England Organic Farming in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Organic Farming in [...]Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Resources See Also Further Reading Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Encyclopedia of Britain Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Halsbury's Laws [...]Organisation for the Maintenance of Supplies
Organisation For The Maintenance Of Supplies (Oms) History A Government-based scheme set up to help the British public during the General Strike of 1926. It was created to carry out vital services during the Strike, such as driving buses and trams. It also printed and distributed the British [...]Original Precedent
Definition of Original Precedent This arises as a result of a judge making a decision in a case in the absence of any precedent or law.Original Writ
English Law: Original Writ in the Past A mandatory letter issued in the king's name, sealed with his great seal and directed to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) of the county where the injury (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) was [...]Originalia
English Law: Originalia in the Past The transcripts and other documents sent to the office of the treasurer-remembrancer in the exchequer, are called by this name to distinguish them from records, which contain the judgment's of the barons. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources [...]Origins of Commonwealth Immigration
Origins of Commonwealth immigration: UK Legal History Labour shortage and a declining population After the Second World War, there was a labour shortage in Britain which was coupled with concern over the declining population. In 1948, the government set up a working party to consider [...]Origins of the Common Law
Origins of the Common Law and Medieval Law Origins of the Common Law and Legal History Resources See Also Peasant (in this legal Encyclopedia) Chattels (in this legal Encyclopedia) Tenure (in this legal Encyclopedia) Canon Law (in this legal Encyclopedia) Bibliographies of English Law [...]Orphanage
English Law: Orphanage in the Past By the custom of London, when a freeman of that city dies, his estate is divided into three parts, as follows: one third part to the widow; another, to the children (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) advanced by him in his [...]Osbert Peake
Osbert Peake History Lawyer and Conservative politician and MP for Leeds between 1929-1956. Minister for Social Insurance between 1951-1953 and Pensions and National Insurance 1953-1955. Argued for maintaining the value of benefits, even in a time of inflation. Became Viscount Ingleby in 1956.Osmotherly Rules
Osmotherly Rules Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The Osmotherly Rules are guidance for civil servants on giving evidence to parliamentary select committees. They take their name from E.B.C. Osmotherly, the civil servant who drew up the first version of the Rules in 1980. Resources See [...]Otto Clarke
Otto Clarke History British civil servant who worked in various ministries during the Second World War and joined the Treasury in 1945.Ouster le Main
English Law: Ouster le Main in the Past In law-French, this signifies, to take out of the hand. In the old English law it signified a livery of lands out of the hands of the lord, after the tenant (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) came of age. If the lord [...]Outer Bar
Outer Bar (utter Bar) Junior barristers, collectively, who sit outside the bar of the court, as opposed to Queen’s Counsel.Outfangthefe
Concept of Outfangthefe Traditional meaning of outfangthefe [1] in the Saxon law history: Either a tenant taken for theft outside the manor, or a strange thief taken within it. The privilege enjoyed by a lord of a manor of trying one of his tenants taken elsewhere for theft. Note: For more [...]Outgoing Partner
The consequences of dissolution of Partnership: Right of outgoing partner to share in profits made after dissolution Find under this subsection information about Right of outgoing partner to share in profits made after dissolution in relation to The consequences of dissolution of Partnership:.Outlaw
Concept of Outlaw; Outlawry The following is an old definition of Outlaw; Outlawry [1], a term which has several meanings:1. Outlawry is putting a man out of the protection of the law, so that he is incapable of bringing an action to redress an injury, and forfeits his goods and chattels to [...]Outlawries Bill
Outlawries Bill Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The reading of the Outlawries Bill is a symbolic tradition which preserves the right of the House of Commons to debate a subject of its own choosing before they debate the subjects raised by the Queen's Speech at the beginning of every [...]Outlawry
English Law: Outlawry in the Past The act of being put out of the protection of the law by process regularly sued out against a person who is in contempt in refusing to become amallow to the court having jurisdiction. There is further information on this topic in this legal reference. The [...]Outreach
Outreach in North Ireland Describes activity undertaken by NIJAC to broaden the understanding and awareness across the professional bodies and the general public of the work being undertaken by NIJAC. In so doing NIJAC hopes to attract the widest possible applicant pool when advertising [...]Outriders
English Law: Outriders in the Past Bailiffs errant, employed by the sheriffs and their deputies, to ride to the furthest places of their counties or hundreds to summon such as they thought good, to attend their county or hundred court. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes [...]Outsider
Liability and Rights in Respect of Outsiders in the Partnership: The power of a partner to bind the firm Refine your research by picking one of the following subsections: Business of the kind carried on by the firm Carrying on in the usual way Acts always outside the usual authority of a [...]Outsourcing Of Supervision To Latss
Outsourcing of Supervision to Latss Money Laundering in the United Kingdom [rtbs name="money-laundering-supervision"]This section covers the following: Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading Anti-money [...]Overcrowding
Resources See Also Further Reading Overcrowding in the Encyclopedia of Britain Overcrowding in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Overcrowding in the Halsbury's Laws of England Overcrowding in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Overcrowding in the Jowitt's [...]Overruling
Definition of Overruling Where a court decides that the legal ruling or reasoning in an earlier case was not correctly applied or is no longer appropriate.Overseas Territories
Resources See Also Further Reading Overseas Territories in the Encyclopedia of Britain Overseas Territories in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Overseas Territories in the Halsbury's Laws of England Overseas Territories in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases [...]Oversman
Scottish Law: Oversman in the Past A person commonly named in a submission, to whom power is given to decide in case the arbiters cannot agree in the sentence; sometimes the nomination of the oversman is left to the arbiters. In either case the oversman has no power to decide, unless the [...]Owler
English Law: Owler in the Past One guilty of the offence of owling. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about owler is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, [...]Owling
English Law: Owling in the Past The offence of transporting wool or sheep out of the king-dom. Developments The name is said to owe its origin to the fact that this offence was carried on in the night, when the owl was abroad. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and [...]Own Account
Liability and Rights in Respect of Outsiders in the Partnership: Where a partner acts on his own accountOwn Shares Purchase
Financial assistance for purchase of its own shares (ss677–683) Breach of the prohibition Find under this subsection information about Breach of the prohibition in relation to Financial assistance for purchase of its own shares (ss677–683). Financial assistance for purchase of its own shares [...]Owner Occupation
Resources See Also Further Reading Owner Occupation in the Encyclopedia of Britain Owner Occupation in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Owner Occupation in the Halsbury's Laws of England Owner Occupation in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Owner Occupation [...]Oxgang Of Land
English Old Law: Oxgang of Land in the Past An uncertain quantity of land, but, according to some opinions, it contains fifteen acres. Co. Litt. 69 a. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about oxgang of land is based on the [...]P.C.
Concept of P.C. Traditional meaning of p.c. [1] in the English common law history: For Parliamentary Cases; Privy Council; Pleas of the Crown. [rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, "P.C.", Boston: [...]Q.B.
Concept of Q.B. Traditional meaning of q.b. [1] in the English common law history: The Queen's Bench; see COURT OF KING’ BENCH; COURT, 8. [rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, "Q.B.", Boston: Little, [...]Real Estate Agents
Money Laundering in the United Kingdom [rtbs name="money-laundering-supervision"]This section includes the following topics: Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom The regulation of banks, real estate agents and accountantsWrit Of Quare Impedit
English Law: Writ of Quare Impedit in the Past The remedy by which, where the right of a party to benefice is obstructed, he recovers the presentation; and is the form of action now constantly adopted to try a disputed title to an advowson. Booth, 223 1 Arch. Civ. Pl. 434. [1][rtbs [...]In Perpetual Beta
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