Ore tenus
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Abbott (1879), Bouvier (1839)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. By word of mouth; orally.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
By word of month; orally. Pieading was anciently carried on ove tenits, at the bar of the court. 3 Bl. Comin. 293,
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. Orally; by word of mouth.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Byword of mouth; orally; verbally. Pleadings and many other proceedings were anciently carried on ore tenus, at the bar of the court, in the common-law practice. Oral proceedings are seldom allowed in modem times, except before inferior courts, justices of the peace, &c.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
Verbally; orally. Formerly the pleadings of the parties were ore tenus, and the practice is said to have been retained till the reign of Edward the Third. 3 Reeves, 95; Steph. Pl. 29; and vide Bract. 372, b. In chancery practice, a defendant may demur at the bar ore tenus; 3 P. Wms. 370; if he has not sustained the demurrer on the record. 1 Swanst. R. 288; Milf. Pl. 176; 6 Ves. 779; 8 Ves. 405; 17 Ves. 215, 216.