Legal Terms- O Flashcards
OATH
Oath includes affirmation or declaration under penalty of perjury.
OBITER DICTUM
Opinion expressed by a court on a matter not essentially involved in a case and hence not a decision; also called dicta, if not plural.
OBJECT (v.)
To oppose as improper or illegal and referring the question of its propriety or legality to the court.
OBLIGATION
A legal duty, by which a person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing.
OBLIGEE
The person to whom an obligation is owed.
OBLIGOR
The person who is to perform the obligation.
OFFER (v.)
To present for acceptance or rejection.
OFFER (n.)
A proposal to do a thing, usually a proposal to make a contract.
OFFICIAL INFORMATION
Information within the custody or control of a department or agency of the government the disclosure of which is shown to be contrary to the public interest.
OFFSET
A deduction.
ONUS PROBANDI
Burden of proof.
OPINION
The statement by a judge of the decision reached in a case, giving the law as applied to the case and giving reasons for the judgement; also a belief or view.
OPTION
The exercise of the power of choice; also a privilege existing in one person, for which he has paid money, which gives him the right to buy or sell real or personal property at a given price within a specified time.
ORDER
A rule or regulation; every direction of a court or judge made or entered in writing but not including a judgement.
ORDINANCE
Generally a rule established by authority; also commonly used to designate the legislative acts of a municipal corporation.
