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The term "Oak Flat Campground" means the approximately 50 acres of land comprising approximately 16 developed campsites depicted on the map entitled "Southeast Arizo

The term "Oak Flat Withdrawal Area" means the approximately 760 acres of land depicted on the map entitled "Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2

I. I, In old English law. An area or space lying within the enclosure of a dw^elling-house.

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “OASDI overpayment” means any overpayment of benefits made to an individual under title II of the Social Security Act.

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “OASDI trust fund ratio” means, with respect to any month, the ratio of— (i) the combined balance in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insu

In this section, the term “oath” includes an affirmation.

PROMISSORY, is an oath taken, by authority of law, by which the party declares that he will fulfil certain duties therein mentioned, as the oath which an alien takes © on becoming

SUPPLETORY, civil _ and eccles. law. Is an oath required by the judge from either party in a cause, upon half proof already made, which being joined to half proof, supplies the evi

One which could have been administered to a voter at an election for members of parliament. Abolished by 17 & 18 Vict. c. 102. Wharton.

In civil law. An oath which one of the parties defers or refers back to the other for the decision of the cause.

In the civil law. An oath permitted to be taken by the plaintiff, for the purpose of proving the value of the subject-matter in controversy, when there was no other evidence on tha

The oath by which a clergyman charged -with a criminal offense was formerly allowed to swear himself to be innocent; also the oath by which the compurgators swore that they believe

An oath which, in the civil law, was deferred to the complainant as to the value of the thing in dispute, on failure of other proof, particularly when there was a fraud on the part

An oath by which a person promises and binds himself to bear true allegiance to a particular sovereign or government, e. g., the United States; administered generally to high publi

In civil law. An oath which a plaintiff was obliged to take that he was not actuated by a spirit of chicanery in commencing his action, but that he had bona fide a good cause of ac

The oath required of a feudal tenant.

An oath to uphold the supreme power of the kingdom of England in the person of the reigning sovereign.

An oath by which one destroys the presumptions which were against him, for he is then said to purge himself when he removes the suspicions which were against him; as, when a man is

The form used at the taking of an oath.

In civil and ecclesiastical law. An oath required by the judge from either party in a cause, upon ' half proof already made, which, being joined to half proof, supplies the evidenc

Worthy of making an oath; credible. OB. On account of; for. A few Latin phrases and maxims commence with this word, but in is more commonly used. OB CAUSAM ALIQUAM A RE MARItima or

Lat. On account of; for. Several Latin phrases and maxims, commencing with this word, are more commonly introduced by "in" (q. v.)

I In the Roman law. A debtor who was obliged to serve his creditor till his debt was discharged.

In Roman law. A debtor who was obliged to serve his creditor till his debt was discharged.

[n Romanlaw. A debtor who was obliged to serve his creditor till his debt was discharged. Adams, liom. Ant. 49.

By reason of some cause arising from a maritime matter.

On account of contiguity to the offense; a ground for extending the operation of a decree of maritime condemnation. Thus, a cargo of a vessel condemned for carrying dispatches for

Because of connection or relationship.

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 b.r it, isnot a

The performance of a command. O dicers who obey the command of their superiors, having jurisdiction of the subjectunder an executi<tn, when the court has jurisdiction, although irr

(Lat.) Obedience; submission. In old records. A kind of rent. Cowell. In the canon law. An office, or the administration of an office. Id.

Obedience is the essence of the law. 11 Coke, 100.

Obedience is the essence of the law.

A monastic oflicer. Du Cange. See 1 Poll. & Haiti. 417.

In favor of merchants. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 63, § 12. OB INFAMIAM NON SOLET JUXTA LEgem terrae aliquis per leg^m apparentem se purgare, nisi prius convictus fuerit vei confessus in cu

On account of ill repute it is not customary according to the law of the land for anyone to purge himself by lex apparens, unless he was convicted or confessed in court.

Glan. llb. 14, c. ii. On account of evil report, It is not usual, according to the law of the land, for any person to purge himself, unless he have been previously convicted, or co

That particular solemnity or office for the dead which the Roman Catholic church appoints to be read or performed fice which, upon the anniversary of his death, wag frequently used

By the way; in passing.

where there are two grounds, upon either of which an appellate court may rest its decision, and it adopts both, 'the ruling on neither is obiter, but each is the judgment of the co

He died without offspring.

the motive which controlled members of the state legislature when they enacted such legislation.

n. This term “ineludes whatever is presented to the mind, as weil as whut may be presented to the senses; whatever, also, is acted upon, or operated upon, affirmatively, or intenti

The act by which a party questions the propriety of evidence offered or proceedings proposed to be had in the course of the trial.

Objections relate to the working of the election mechanism and to the process of counting the ballots accurately and fairly.

The term “objective” includes— (A) safety, (B) protection of human, animal, or plant life or health, the environment or consumers, including matters relating to quality and identif

For purposes of this clause, the term “objective criteria or conditions” means criteria or conditions that are neutral and that do not favor one enterprise or industry over another

The thing sought to be attained by the action; the remedy demanded, or relief prayed for. It differs from the subject of the action, which is the subject matter out of which the ca

The thing sought to be obtained by the action ; the remedy demanded or the relief or recovery sought or prayed for; not the same thing as the cause of action or the subject of the

The "object" of a stainte is the aim or purpose of the enactment, the end or design which it is meant to accomplish, while the "subject" is the matter to which it relates and with

“object of cultural heritage” means an object that is— (A) over 100 years old and worth in excess of $5,000; or (B) worth at least $100,000.

The 'object,' as used in the rule and cases referred to by the corporation, is the object of the taxing provisions, i.e., the raising of the money.

A name given to the members of a class among whom one is empowered to appoint the power. OBLATI ACTIO (Lat.) In the civil law. An action given to a party against another who had of

Scolds or unquiet women punished with the Clicking stool (<7. v.).

Gifts to the crown.

Half an acre, or, as seme say, half a perch, of land. Spelman.

Chancery Roils (1199- 1041), called also Fine Rolls, containing records of payments to the king by way of oblate or tine for the grant of privileges, or by way of amercement for br

In old European law. Voluntary slaves of churches or monasteries.

In the civil law. An action given to a party against another who had offered to him a stolen thing, which was found in his possession. Inst. 3,1, 4.

A tender of payment of a debt.

2 Inst. 389. Those things are called "oblations" which are offered to God and to the church by pious and faithful Christiane, whether they are movable or immovable.

Or obventions, are offerings or customary payments made, in England, to the minister of a church, including fees on marriages, burials, mortuaries, etc., (q. v.) and Caster offerin

Obligation.

To bind or constrain; to bind to the observance or performance of a duty; to place under an obligation. To bind one's self by an obligation or promise; to assume a duty; to execute

the term “obligated person” means any person, including an issuer of municipal securities, who is either generally or through an enterprise, fund, or account of such person, commit

The term “obligated provider of services or supplier” means a provider of services or supplier that owes an amount that is more than the amount required to be paid under the progra

[T]he questioned phrase ... includes, at least, a person who has the sole power to control disposition of the fund.

In Roman law. A legal bond which obliges us to the performance of something in accordance with the law of the land. Ortolan, Inst. 2, § 1179. It corresponded nearly to our word "co

the act of obliging or binding; that which obligates; the binding power of a vow, promise, oath, or contract.

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there is an obligation in solido on the part of the debtors, where they are all obliged to the same thing, so that each may be compelled for the whole... An obligation in solido is

The obligation of a contract, in the constitutional sense, is the means provided by law by which it can be enforced,—by which the parties can be obliged to perform it. Whatever leg

the obligation of the State arising out of such a grant is as much protected by Article I, § 10, as that of an agreement by an individual

The duty imposed by law on the parties to a contract to perform the same. 4 Wheat. (U. S.) 197. The remedy by which the contract can be enforced is deemed a part of its obligation,

It is elementary that the obligation of a contract is the law under which it was made

The legal remedies for the enforcement of a contract, which belong to it at the time and place where it is made, are a part of its obligation. A State may change them, provided the

[T]he provision of section 10, article 1, of the federal Constitution, protecting the obligation of contracts against state action, is directed only against impairment by legislati

The term &quot;obligation or liability&quot; includes an obligation or liability consisting of a mortgage, trust deed, or other security in the nature of a mortgage.

the meaning of 'obligation' in section 148 is narrowed by the definition in section 147 to specifically enumerated written instruments, including checks or drafts for money, which

The obligations hit at by Congress were those 'payable in money of the United States.' All such obligations were declared dischargeable 'upon payment, dollar for dollar, in any coi

Under the rule of ejusdem generis, it is reasonable to construe the general words 'other obligations,' which allegedly cover open accounts, as referring only to obligations or secu

This, in French law, corresponds to joint and several liability in English law, but is applied also to the joint and several rights of the creditors parties to the obligation.

an obligation to contribute arising— (1) under one or more collective bargaining (or related) agreements, or (2) as a result of a duty under applicable labor-management relations l

The foundation of the obligation to pay taxes is not the privileges enjoyed or the protection given to a citizen by government, though the payment of taxes gives a right to protect

There is a broad distinction between laws impairing the obligation of contracts and those which simply undertake to give a more efficient remedy to enforce a contract already made.

The term "writing obligatory" is a technical term of the law, and means a written contract under seal. Watson v. Hoge, 7 Yerg. (Tenn.) 350.

The term “obligatory disbursement agreement” means an agreement (entered into by a person in the course of his trade or business) to make disbursements, but such an agreement shall

In Civil Law. An informal obligatory declaration of consensus, which the Boman law refused to acknowledge. 80 I 1111, Korn. L. 321.

In the Civil Law. One class of private rights between debtors and creditors.

See "Writing Obligatory."

The term “obligee” means (A) in the case of a bid bond, the person requesting bids for the performance of a contract, or (B) in the case of a payment bond or performance bond, the

The term &quot;obligor&quot; means a party that is primarily liable for payment of the principal or interest on a loan. / Obligor.—The term “obligor” means a party primarily liable

Collateral; indirect; circumstantial.

The destruction of words in an instrument by erasure, blotting, or striking out. They need not be completely effaced. The term is most commonly applied to wills which may be revoke

Censure; odium, reproach. See 70 Cal. 275. OBRA (Spanish; from Lat. opera). In Spanish law. Work. Obras, works or trades; those which men Carry on in houses or covered places. Whit

In Spanish law. Work. Obras, works or trades; those which men carry on in houses or covered places. White, New Recop. b. 1, tit. 5, c. 3, § 6.

Lat. In Roman law. A debtor who was obliged to serve his creditor till his debt was discharged. Adams, Rom. Ant. 49.

Z. In the civil law. A kind of rent, or income.

Obreption.

Acquisition of escheats, etc., from sovereign, by making false representations. Bell, Diet. "Subreption;" Calv. Lex. OBROGARE (Lat. from ob, and rogare, to pass a law). In the civi