Tag: OV

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]