Legal Definition and Related Resources of Opus
Meaning of Opus
(Lat. and Law Lat.) In civil and old English law. Work; labor; benefit; advantage. This word seems to have been framed from the Law French oeps (q. v.) A thing made or done by labor.
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This definition of Opus is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
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Concept of “Opus”
Traditional meaning of opus in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Work, or labor. Benefit, or advantage. Opus locatum. A piece of work let to be used or done by another person. Opus manificum: manual labor. Opus novum: a new structure.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Opus”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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