one-bite rule
The one-bite rule often arises in lawsuits involving bites from domesticated animals (e.g. dog bites).
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one-person, one-vote rule
One-person, one-vote is a legal rule that one person’s voting power ought to be roughly equivalent to another person’s within the same state.
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operative fact
An operative fact is one that is directly relevant to deciding some question of law. In other words, an operative fact refers to a specific event or circumstance that gives rise to legal consequences and is crucial to the resolution of a legal issue or dispute.
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opinio juris (international law)
Opinio juris is a shortened form of the Latin phrase “opinio juris sive necessitatis,” which means "an opinion of law or necessity."
oral contract
An oral contract (also referred to as a parol contract) is a legally binding agreement formed through spoken words rather than written documentation. Oral contracts are generally enforceable; however, their validity is limited by statutes of frauds, which require certain types of agreements to be in writing.
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order of authorities
In formal legal writing, the order of authorities refers to the sources which are used to validate claims made by the author of the paper.
The sources should be arranged according to their order of importance, in accordance with Bluebook Rule 1.4.
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order of signals
The order of signals refers to the order in which citation sentences should be arranged when immediately following each other. In formal legal writing, citation sentences should be arranged based on the signals that introduce them, in the following order of precedence:
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organized crime
The term "organized crime” does not have one single, generally applicable definition under federal law. Federal law enforcement agencies generally use the term to describe continuing criminal organizations, enterprises, or associations whose members coordinate their activities over time, and often for financial or other material gain.
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original jurisdiction
Original jurisdiction refers to a court’s authority to hear and decide a case for the first time before any appellate review occurs.
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