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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

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usufruct

Law; General law

The right to use and enjoy the property of another for a stipulated time period or for life. A person with this right can use the property, enjoy the benefits or income arising ...

ombudsman

Law; General law

It is an official appointed by the government or parliament to safeguard rights of citizens by receiving, investigating or addressing complaints against the government services or ...

omission

Law; General law

A failure to carry out or perform an act. According to the criminal law, if a person breaches his/her duty or does not take adequate action to prevent a foreseeable injury or ...

omnibus bill

Law; General law

A draft law before a legislature which comprises more than one substantive matter, or several minor matters which have been put together into one bill, apparently for the sake of ...

omnibus hearing

Law; General law

A criminal pretrial hearing soon after a defendant's arraignment (the accused is brought before the court to formally read the complaint against him). The main objective of the ...

onus probandi

Law; General law

A general rule in which the party who alleges the affirmative of any proposition has to produce proof for it, i.e. the party has to support their case by a particular fact of ...

open verdict

Law; General law

It is an option open to a Coroner's jury at an Inquest in the legal system of England and Wales. The verdict implies that the jury confirms that the death is suspicious, but is ...