Oral

Spoken, in contradistinction to written; as, oral evidence, which is evidence, delivered verbally by a witness.

Spoken, in contradistinction to written: as, oral evidence, which is evidence delivered verbally by a witness. Steph. Ev. 135. Formerly pleadings were put in viva voce, or orally; Kerr’s Act. Law. When a pleading sets up a contract, and does not allege it was in writing, it will be taken to be oral; Schreiber v. Butler, 84 Ind. 583. 0RAND0 PRO REGE ET REGNO. An ancient writ which issued, while there was no regular collect for a sitting parliament, to pray for the peace and good government of the realm.

Uttered by the mouth or In words; spoken, not written.

— Oral contract. One which is partly in writing and partly depends on spoken words, or none of which is in writing; one which, in so far as it has been reduced to writing, is incomplete or expresses only a part of what is intended, but is completed by spoken words ; or one which, originally written, has afterwanis been changed orally. See Snow v. Nelson (C. C.) 113 Fed. 353; Railway Passenger, etc., Ass'n v. Loomis, 142 111. 560, 32 N. E. 424.

— Oral pleading. Pleading by word of mouth, in the actual presence of the court. This was the ancient mode of pleading in England, and continued to the reign of Edward III. Steph. PI. 23-26.

— Oral testimony. That which is delivered from the lips of the witness. Bates' Ann. St. Ohio 1904, § 5262; Rev. St. Wyo. 1899, § 37Q4.

In spoken words. Oral pleading: pleading by word of moutli, in the actual presence of the court, which was the ancient mode of pleading in England, and continued to the reign of Edw. IIL

Uttered by the month or in words; spoken, not written.

In spoken words: as, an oral agreement, oral evidence. When a pleading sets up a contract and does not Allege that it was in writing, it will be taken to have been oral.' See Ore Tends; Parol, 2.