Observe
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In civil law. To perform that which has been prescribed by some law or usage. Dig. 1. 3. 32. OBSES (Lat.) In the law of war. A hostage. Grotius ffe Jure Belli, lib. 3, c. 20, § 52. Obsides, hostages. Id. Magna Carta Johan. c. 49. OBSESSUM (Lat. from obsidere, to besiege or block up). In the law of war. Besieged. Oppidum obsessum, a town besieged. Grotius de Jure Belli, lib. 3, c. 1, § 5; 1 Kent, Comm. 144. OBSIGNARE (Lat.)
In the civil law. To seal up, as money that had been tendered and refused. Heinec. Elem. Jur. Civ. lib. 3, tit. 30, § 1007.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Civil Law. To perform that which has been proscribed by some law or usage. Dig. 1. 3. 32.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In thecivillaw. To perform that which has been prescribed by some law or usage. Dig. 1, 3, 32.