Legal Terms by First Letter O - Legal Dictionary - legal glossary - legal terminology - legal words - legal abbreviations - legal jargon
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Legal Dictionary
Legal Terms by First Letter "O"
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| | O.R.
n. short for "own recognizance," meaning the judge allowed a person accused in a criminal case to go free pending trial without posting bail. A person so released is often referred to as having been "OR-ed."
See also: own recogni ... |
| Criminal Law and procedure | details | | | O.S.C.
n. short for order to show cause. See also: order to show cause. |
| Litigation and Evidence | details | | | oath
n. 1) a swearing to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, which would subject the oath-taker to a prosecution for the crime of perjury if he/she knowingly lies in a statement either orally in a trial or deposition or in writing. ... |
| Court Issues | details | | | obiter dicta
(oh-bitter dick-tah) n. remarks of a judge which are not necessary to reaching a decision, but are made as comments, illustrations or thoughts. Generally, obiter dicta is simply dicta. See also: dicta dictum. |
| Court Issues | details | | | object
1) v. to ask the court not to allow a particular question asked of a witness by the opposing lawyer on the basis that it is either legally not permitted, confusing in its wording or improper in its "form." |
| Litigation and Evidence | details | | | objection
n. a lawyer's protest about the legal propriety of a question which has been asked of a witness by the opposing attorney, with the purpose of making the trial judge decide if the question can be asked. |
| Litigation and Evidence | details | | | obligation
n. a legal duty to pay or do something. |
| General Legal Word | details |
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