Law Dictionary

The act of conferring the orders of the church upon an individual.

A writ that lay against a servant for leaving his master contrary to the ordinance of St. 23 & 24 Edw. III. Reg. Orig. 189. ORDINATUM EST (Lat.) It is ordered. The initial words ar

It is ordered.

I. fr. A rule or order; a regulation.

SERVatur et jus. The order of pleading being preserved, the law is preserved. Co. Litt. 303.

By observing the order of pleading, the law is observed.

ordyner, I. fr. To ordain; to establish.

A general chapter or other solemn convention of the religious of a particular order.

In ecclesiastical law. The holy orders of priest, deacon, and subdeacon, any of which qualified for presentation and admission to an ecclesiastical dignity or cure were called "ord

See "Beneficium Ordinis."

/. In the civil law. The benefit or privilege of order; the privilege of a surety to have his principal thoroughly prosecuted before the creditor could resort to him.

In old English law. Those of the religious who deserted their houses, and, throwing off the habits, renounced their particular order in contempt of their oath and other obligations

In old English law. Those of the religious who deserted their houses, and, throwing off the habits, renounced their particular order in contempt of their oath and other obligations

Bills which were issued by the Board of Ordnance on the treasurer of that office for the payment of stores, etc.

A public department of the English government, consisting of six officers, called respectively the master-general, the surveyor-general, the clerk of the ordnance, the principal st

Lat That rule which monks were obliged to observe. Order; regular succession. An order of a court —Ordo albus. The white friars or Augustines. Du Cange. —Ordo attachiamentorum. In

The friars. Ordo Griseua, the gray friars; ordo Niger, the black friars.

The order of attachments.

The gray friars, or order of Cistercians. Du Cange.

The gray friars, or order of Cistercians. Du Cange.

In the canon law. The order of judgments; the rule by which the due course of hearing each cause was prescribed. 4 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 17.

The black friars, or Benedictines. The Cluniacs likewise wore black. Du Cange,;

A compilation of international prize law. See 13 Mass. 26.

The black friars, or Benedictines. The Cluniacs likewise wore black. Du Cange.

The' word "ore" has a definite signification, and designates a compound of metal and other substance; metal unrefined, yet m its fossil state. 147 N. Y. 501: 1 Ch. 432. ORE TENUS (

I. We create. One of the words by which a corporation was formerly created by the king.

The right to claim ore found in one’s land.

One of the Pacific coast states of the American Union, and the thirty-third state admitted therein. The territory called Oregon from the early name of its principal river — now cal

A heavy weight attached to the ankle of a prisoner to prevent his escape.

any of them," and that the jurisdiction conferred embraces all controversies in which any litigant on either side is a citizen of the United States or a subject of a foreign countr

A right to dig and take ore from land. Ege v. Kille, 84 Pa. 340. ORE TENUS (Lat.). Verbally; orally. Formerly the pleadings of the parties were ore tenus; and the practice is said

To inquire into; to review

A person sumed to answer a bill, petition, or libel, toer with another respondent. Now chiefly used to designate the person charged with, adultery with the respondent in a suit for

Orally; by word of mouth.

"In Saxon law. The price or value of a beast A payment for a beast. The payment or forfeiture of a beast. A penalty for inking away cattle. Spelman."

A compensation for or restoration of property taken away.

“organ” means a part of the body that performs a special function, and for purposes of this subchapter excludes the brain, heart, and back; and / the term “organ” means a human kid

An act of congress conferring powers of government upon a territory.. In re Lane, 135 U. S. 448, 1© Sup. Ct. 760, 34 In Ed. 219.

The term “organically produced” means an agricultural product that is produced and handled in accordance with this chapter.

The term “organic crop” means an agricultural commodity that is organically produced consistent with section 6502 of this title .

The written or unwritten constitution; the underlying rules and principles on which the government is established, ORGILD (Saxon). Without recompense; as where no satisfaction was

The terms “organic light-emitting diode” and “OLED” mean a thin-film light-emitting device that typically consists of a series of organic layers between 2 electrical contacts (elec

The term “organic plan” means a plan of management of an organic farming or handling operation that has been agreed to by the producer or handler and the certifying agent and that

The term “organic system plan” means an organic plan approved under the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.)

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “organic taxable chemical” means any taxable chemical which is an organic substance.

The term "organism" includes— (i) an animal, including fish and fish eggs and larvae; (ii) a plant; (iii) a pathogen; (iv) a microbe; (v) a virus; (vi) a prokaryote (incl

any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of d

The term “organizational camp” means a public or semipublic camp that— (A) is developed on National Forest System lands by a nonprofit organization or governmental entity; (B) prov

The term “organizational conflict of interest” has the meaning given such term in subpart 9.5 of part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. / The term "organizational confl

The term “organizational equipment” means equipment determined by the Administrator to be necessary to an emergency preparedness organization, as distinguished from personal equipm

The test, rather, is whether one can fairly say under all the circumstances that a particular type of organization has a character so impersonal in the scope of its membership and

The term “organizational structure” means, in the case of— (i) a corporation, the officers, directors, and shareholders of the corporation who have an ownership interest in the cor

The term “organizational unit” means, within the Forest Service— (A) a regional office; (B) the headquarters; (C) a management unit; or (D) a ranger district office.

The term “Organization Designation Authorization” or “ODA” means an authorization by the FAA under section 44702(d) for an organization composed of 1 or more ODA units to perform a

The term “organization manager” means— (A) any officer, director, or trustee of the organization (or individual having powers or responsibilities similar to those of officers, dire

The term “organization member” means the private person who holds membership in a private international standards organization.

For purposes of this section and section 1320c–6 of this title , the term “organization with a contract with the Secretary under this part” includes an entity with a contract with

to 'establish,' 'found,' or 'bring into existence,' and that in this sense the Communist Party 4 was organized by 1945 at the latest.

A county which has its lawful officers, legal machinery, and means for carrying out the powers and performing the duties pertaining to it as a quasi municipal corporation. In re Se

The term “organized exchange” means a trading facility that— (A) permits trading— (i) by or on behalf of a person that is not an eligible contract participant; or (ii) by persons o

For purposes of this section, “organized retail theft” means— (1) the violation of a State prohibition on retail merchandise theft or shoplifting, if the violation consists of the

The term “organotin” means any compound of tin used as a biocide in an antifouling paint. / The term “organotin” means any compound or additive of tin bound to an organic ligand, t

The term “Organ Procurementand 1 Transplantation Network” means the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network established under section 274 of this title .

In this subsection, the term “organ procurement organization” has the meaning given the term “qualified organ procurement organization” in section 371(b) of the Public Health Servi

In Saxon law. Without recompense; as where no satisfaction was to be made for the death of a man killed, so that he was judged lawfully slain. Spelman.

The term “or his delegate”— (i) when used with reference to the Secretary of the Treasury, means any officer, employee, or agency of the Treasury Department duly authorized by the

the geographic location in which the goods originated.

exclusive jurisdiction.' The district judge agreed in opinion with Mr. Justice WILSON, and, consequently, the jurisdiction was sustained.

An original estate is the first of several estates, bearing to each other the relation of a particular estate and a reversion. It is contrasted with a derivative estate, which is a

In chancery practice. A bill relating to a matter not before brought before the court by the same parties, standing in the same interests. Mitf. Eq. PI. 33; Willis, PI. 13 et seq.

A bill in equity between new parties with new interests arising out of events transpiring since the filing of a suit involving the same matters. See 2 Ala. 406.

v. Bill, I. 10. Original I. The opiuiou res deducatur that a thing cerentry on the record Custom is the best minimum relinminimum sibi: discretion; that interpres rerum appointing

In Scotch law. One by which the first grant of land is made. or singular successor of the first or succeeding vassals. Bdl, Dict> ORIGINAL CONVEYANCES (called, also, primary convey

In this section, “original check”— (1) means an order for the payment of money— (A) payable on demand; (B) that does not bear interest; (C) drawn by an authorized disbursing offici

This term, as distinguished from repairs, has a technical meaning in relation to railroads, and is that construction of bridges, etc., that is necessary to be done before the railr

Those conveyances at common law, otherwise termed “primary,” by which a benefit or estate is created or first arises; comprising feofiments, gifts, grants, leases, exchanges, and p

One which creates an estate in the first instance, as distinguished from a secondary conveyance.

Those conveyances at common law, otherwise termed "primary," by which a benefit or estate is created or first arises; comprising feoffments, gifts, grants, leases, exchanges, and p

if, indeed, it appears, that he has sent a servant, or tradesman, for these goods, on his own account, he is clearly liable; for, when they come to his use, that makes him the orig

The term “original device” means a new, unused single-use device.

BOOKS OF. The first entry made by a merchant, tradesman, or other person in his account-books, charging another with merchandise, materials, work, or labor, or cash, on a contract

“original equipment” means motor vehicle equipment (including a tire) installed in or on a motor vehicle at the time of delivery to the first purchaser;

Original jurisdiction in equity, in a particular class of cases, conferred by the constitution on this court, has been interpreted to impose the duty to adjudicate according to suc

See Estate.

An original document, writing, or other materini object introduced in evidence (Ballinger's Ann. Codes & St. Or. 1901, § 682) as distinguished from a copy of it or from extraneous

In equity pleading. A bill which relates to some matter not bsfore litigated in the court by the same persons standing in the same interests. Mitf. Eq. Pi. 33; Long-worth v. Sturge

In English law. Transcripts sent to the remembrancer's office in the exchequer out of the chancery, distinguished from recorda, which contain the judgments and pleadings in actions

the Indian right of occupancy based upon aboriginal possession; as against any but the sovereign, original Indian title was accorded the protection of complete ownership, but it wa

The term “original information” means information that— (A) is derived from the independent knowledge or analysis of a whistleblower; (B) is not known to the Commission from any ot

In patent law, a pioneer in the art; one who evolves the original idea and brings it to some successful, useful and tangible result; as distinguished from an improver. Norton v. Je

Earned original issue discount serves the same function as stated interest, concededly ordinary income and not a capital asset; it is simply 'compensation for the use or forbearanc

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “original issue discount obligation” means any bond or other evidence of indebtedness having original issue discount (within the me

the author's tangible expression of his ideas

See Jurisdiction.

The original jurisdiction of this court cannot be extended by Congress to any other cases than those expressly defined by the Constitution.

As no one appears to argue the motion on the part of the state of New York, and the precedent for granting the process has been established upon very grave and solemn argument, in

It is admitted that the service of process, or notice, is necessary to enable a Court to exercise jurisdiction in a case; and if jurisdiction be taken where there has been no servi

such powers were long since crys- Court of Chancery reckoned one of the four jurisdiction, long since the issuing of royal which were all framed mint of justice. The now known as E

the circuit courts of the United States have no jurisdiction in original cases of mandamus, and have only power to issue such writs in aid of their jurisdiction in cases already pe

The term “original numismatic item” means anything which has been a part of a coinage or issue which has been used in exchange or has been used to commemorate a person or event. Su