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Offence
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OffenceCrimes. The doing that which a penal law forbids to be done, or omitting to do what it commands; in this sense it is nearly synonymous with crime. In a more confined sense, it may be considered as having the same meaning with misdemeanor, but it differs from it in this, that it is not indictable, but punishable summarily by the forfeiture of a penalty.
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Penal
That which may be punished; that which inflicts a punishment.
Crime
An act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
Misdemeanor
In most US states, a crime less serious than a felony for which the maximum sentence is usually not more than one year in a county jail. A sentence usually involves probation, jail time, a fine, or a combination of any or all of these three. Except in certain specific instances, persons convicted of a misdemeanor cannot be sentenced to prison.
Forfeiture
A cancellation. A legal action whereby a contract purchaser following default loses all his interest in the property.
Penalty
Contracts. A clause in an agreement, by which the obligor agrees to pay a certain-sum of money, if he shall fail to fulfil the contract contained in another clause of the same agreement.
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Offense
A crime; any act which contravenes the criminal law of the state in which it occurs. Spelled "offence" in Commonwealth countries.
Offer
Contracts. A proposition to do a thing. An offer ought to contain a right, if accepted, of compelling the fulfilment of the contract, and this right when not expressed, is always implied.
Offer and acceptance
The essential elements without which no contract can be formed.
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Ocean freight forwarder
A person who dispatches shipments from the United States via a common carrier, books or otherwise arranges space for those shipments on behalf of shippers and processes the documentation or performs related activities incident to those shipments.
Ochlocracy
A government where the authority is in the hands of the multi- tude; the abuse of a democracy.
Odhall right
The same as allodial.
Of counsel
A phrase commonly applied to counsel employed to assist in the preparation or management of the case, or its presentation on appeal, but who is not the principal attorney for the party.
Of course
That which may be done, in the course of legal proceedings, without making any application to the court; that which is granted by the court without further inquiry, upon its being asked; as, a rule to plead is a matter of course.
Offence
Offense
A crime; any act which contravenes the criminal law of the state in which it occurs. Spelled "offence" in Commonwealth countries.
Offer
Contracts. A proposition to do a thing. An offer ought to contain a right, if accepted, of compelling the fulfilment of the contract, and this right when not expressed, is always implied.
Offer and acceptance
The essential elements without which no contract can be formed.
Office
An office is a right to exercise a public function or employment, and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it
Office book
Evidence. A book kept in a public office, not appertaining to a court, authorized by the law of any state.
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Penal
That which may be punished; that which inflicts a punishment.
Crime
An act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
Misdemeanor
In most US states, a crime less serious than a felony for which the maximum sentence is usually not more than one year in a county jail. A sentence usually involves probation, jail time, a fine, or a combination of any or all of these three. Except in certain specific instances, persons convicted of a misdemeanor cannot be sentenced to prison.
Forfeiture
A cancellation. A legal action whereby a contract purchaser following default loses all his interest in the property.
Penalty
Contracts. A clause in an agreement, by which the obligor agrees to pay a certain-sum of money, if he shall fail to fulfil the contract contained in another clause of the same agreement.
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Offense
A crime; any act which contravenes the criminal law of the state in which it occurs. Spelled "offence" in Commonwealth countries.
Offer
Contracts. A proposition to do a thing. An offer ought to contain a right, if accepted, of compelling the fulfilment of the contract, and this right when not expressed, is always implied.
Offer and acceptance
The essential elements without which no contract can be formed.
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Ocean freight forwarder
A person who dispatches shipments from the United States via a common carrier, books or otherwise arranges space for those shipments on behalf of shippers and processes the documentation or performs related activities incident to those shipments.
Ochlocracy
A government where the authority is in the hands of the multi- tude; the abuse of a democracy.
Odhall right
The same as allodial.
Of counsel
A phrase commonly applied to counsel employed to assist in the preparation or management of the case, or its presentation on appeal, but who is not the principal attorney for the party.
Of course
That which may be done, in the course of legal proceedings, without making any application to the court; that which is granted by the court without further inquiry, upon its being asked; as, a rule to plead is a matter of course.
Offence
Offense
A crime; any act which contravenes the criminal law of the state in which it occurs. Spelled "offence" in Commonwealth countries.
Offer
Contracts. A proposition to do a thing. An offer ought to contain a right, if accepted, of compelling the fulfilment of the contract, and this right when not expressed, is always implied.
Offer and acceptance
The essential elements without which no contract can be formed.
Office
An office is a right to exercise a public function or employment, and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it
Office book
Evidence. A book kept in a public office, not appertaining to a court, authorized by the law of any state.
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