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  • Oneris Ferendi

    (Lat. of bearing a burden). In civil law. The name of a servitude by which the wall or pillar of one house is bound to sustain the weight of the buildings of the neighbor. The owner of the servient building is bound to repair, and keep it suflSciently strong for the weight it has to…

  • Onerous Gift

    The gift of a thing subject to certain charges imposed by the giver on the donee. Poth. Obi. …

  • Onus

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Onus Meaning of Onus Synonyms of Onus (Blame), noun accusation blameworthiness charge culpability error fault flaw guiltiness misdeed reprehension […]

  • Online Sources

    Online sources Online sources in the One-L Dictionary Two major online sources for legal materials are Westlaw and LexisNexis. The Internet is also becoming an increasingly important source for legal information although it can present additional problems of accuracy and currency. Many […]

  • One Big Union

    Definition of One Big Union The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of One Big Union: Begun in 1919, the movement for One Big Union highlights the early conflicts within the trade union movement over how unions should be structured. There was disagreement […]

  • Oneirocritic

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Oneirocritic (You may find oneirocritic at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). a judge or interpreter of dreams, 1650s from Greek oneirokritikos “pertaining to the interpretation of dreams,” from oneirokrites […]

  • One-percenter

    Definition of One-percenter The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of One-percenter: A term coined after a gathering of the American Motorcycle ‘Gypsy Tour’ on July 4, 1947. The 3000 riders descended on Hollister, California which was sponsoring a […]

  • Once In Jeopardy

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Once in jeopardy Meaning of Once in jeopardy See Jeopardy. Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Once In Jeopardy in the […]

  • Valorise

    Legal Usage of Valorise in English An European Commission document offers the following explanation about the misused of Valorise :’To valorise’ means ‘to fix and maintain an artificial price for (a commodity) by governmental action’. In European Union texts, however, it is […]

  • On Indictment

    On indictment in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of on indictment.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading on indictment in A […]

  • Onus of Proof

    Onus of proof in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of onus of proof.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading onus of proof in A […]

  • On The Run

    The most recently issued (and, therefore, typically the most liquid) government bond in a particular maturity range….

  • One Man Picture

    The picture quoted by a broker is said to be a one-man picture if both the bid and offered prices come from the same source….

  • One-Factor Apt

    A special case of the arbitrage pricing theory that is derived from the one-factor model by using diversification and arbitrage. It shows the expected return on any risky asset is a linear function of a single factor….

  • One-Way Market

    (1) A market in which only one side, the bid or asked, is quoted or firm. (2) A market that is moving strongly in one direction….