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Overseers of the poor
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Overseers of the poorPersons appointed or elected to take care of the poor with moneys furnished to them by the public authority.
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Take
This is a technical expression which signifies to be entitled to; as, a devisee will take under the will. To take also signifies to seize, as to take and carry away.
Public
By the term the public, is meant the whole body politic, or all the citizens of the state; sometimes it signifies the inhabitants of a particular place; as, the New York public.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
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Overbilling schemes
Padding invoices with extraneous or fictitious items. Intentional duplicate billing, such as billing two parties for the same work is also an overbilling scheme.
Overdue
A bill, note, bond or other contract, for the payment of money at a particular day, when not paid upon the day, is overdue.
Overplus
What is left beyond a certain amount; the residue, the remainder of a thing. The same as Surplus.
Overregulation
Exaggerate regulation of a particular industry or area of the economy or society by government.
Overrule
A judge's decision not to allow an objection. Also, a decision by a higher court finding that a lower court decision was in error.
Oversman
Scotch law. A person commonly named in a submission, to whom power is given to determine in case the arbiters cannot agree in the sentence; sometimes the nomination of the oversman is left to the arbiters. In either case the oversman has no power to decide, unless the arbiters differ in opinion.
Overt
Open. An overt act in treason is proof of the intention of the traitor, because it opens his designs; without an overt act treason cannot be committed.
Overtime lawsuit
A lawsuit for unpaid overtime.
Overtime pay
Compensation to be paid to employees in addition to their normal wages for hours they had worked over the forty-hour workweek contract.
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Outstanding items
In checking operations, checks that have been written but not cleared through the bank. An equivalent banking term for interbank transactions.
Overbilling schemes
Padding invoices with extraneous or fictitious items. Intentional duplicate billing, such as billing two parties for the same work is also an overbilling scheme.
Overdue
A bill, note, bond or other contract, for the payment of money at a particular day, when not paid upon the day, is overdue.
Overplus
What is left beyond a certain amount; the residue, the remainder of a thing. The same as Surplus.
Overrule
A judge's decision not to allow an objection. Also, a decision by a higher court finding that a lower court decision was in error.
Overseers of the poor
Oversman
Scotch law. A person commonly named in a submission, to whom power is given to determine in case the arbiters cannot agree in the sentence; sometimes the nomination of the oversman is left to the arbiters. In either case the oversman has no power to decide, unless the arbiters differ in opinion.
Overt
Open. An overt act in treason is proof of the intention of the traitor, because it opens his designs; without an overt act treason cannot be committed.
Owelty
The difference which is paid or secured by one coparcener to another, for the purpose of equalizing a partition.
Owler
English law. One guilty of the offence of owling.
Owling
English law. The offence of transporting wool or sheep out of the king-dom.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Take
This is a technical expression which signifies to be entitled to; as, a devisee will take under the will. To take also signifies to seize, as to take and carry away.
Public
By the term the public, is meant the whole body politic, or all the citizens of the state; sometimes it signifies the inhabitants of a particular place; as, the New York public.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Overbilling schemes
Padding invoices with extraneous or fictitious items. Intentional duplicate billing, such as billing two parties for the same work is also an overbilling scheme.
Overdue
A bill, note, bond or other contract, for the payment of money at a particular day, when not paid upon the day, is overdue.
Overplus
What is left beyond a certain amount; the residue, the remainder of a thing. The same as Surplus.
Overregulation
Exaggerate regulation of a particular industry or area of the economy or society by government.
Overrule
A judge's decision not to allow an objection. Also, a decision by a higher court finding that a lower court decision was in error.
Oversman
Scotch law. A person commonly named in a submission, to whom power is given to determine in case the arbiters cannot agree in the sentence; sometimes the nomination of the oversman is left to the arbiters. In either case the oversman has no power to decide, unless the arbiters differ in opinion.
Overt
Open. An overt act in treason is proof of the intention of the traitor, because it opens his designs; without an overt act treason cannot be committed.
Overtime lawsuit
A lawsuit for unpaid overtime.
Overtime pay
Compensation to be paid to employees in addition to their normal wages for hours they had worked over the forty-hour workweek contract.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Outstanding items
In checking operations, checks that have been written but not cleared through the bank. An equivalent banking term for interbank transactions.
Overbilling schemes
Padding invoices with extraneous or fictitious items. Intentional duplicate billing, such as billing two parties for the same work is also an overbilling scheme.
Overdue
A bill, note, bond or other contract, for the payment of money at a particular day, when not paid upon the day, is overdue.
Overplus
What is left beyond a certain amount; the residue, the remainder of a thing. The same as Surplus.
Overrule
A judge's decision not to allow an objection. Also, a decision by a higher court finding that a lower court decision was in error.
Overseers of the poor
Oversman
Scotch law. A person commonly named in a submission, to whom power is given to determine in case the arbiters cannot agree in the sentence; sometimes the nomination of the oversman is left to the arbiters. In either case the oversman has no power to decide, unless the arbiters differ in opinion.
Overt
Open. An overt act in treason is proof of the intention of the traitor, because it opens his designs; without an overt act treason cannot be committed.
Owelty
The difference which is paid or secured by one coparcener to another, for the purpose of equalizing a partition.
Owler
English law. One guilty of the offence of owling.
Owling
English law. The offence of transporting wool or sheep out of the king-dom.
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