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To help you understand some of the legal language, you will find this legal glossary useful. We include English and Latin terms that are in common use in law. Just click on the word or expression to find the definition:
| OATH |
| (see AFFIRMATION) A verbal promise by a person with religious beliefs to tell the truth |
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| OFFICIAL RECEIVER |
| A civil servant who works for the Department of Trade and Industry and is appointed by the Court to act as:- i) a liquidator when a company is being wound up; ii) a trustee when an individual is made bankrupt. The duties of an official receiver will include examining the company/bankrupt's property which is available to pay the debts and distributing the money amongst the creditors |
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| OFFICIAL SOLICITOR |
| A solicitor or barrister appointed by the Lord Chancellor and working in the Lord Chancellor's Department. The duties include representing, in legal proceedings, people who are incapable of looking after their own affairs ie children/persons suffering from mental illness |
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| OPEN CONTAINER |
| Any open alcohol container to which the driver or passengers in a vehicle have access |
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| ORAL EXAMINATION |
| A method of questioning a person under oath before an officer of the Court to obtain details of their financial affairs |
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| ORDER |
| A direction by a Court |
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| ORIGINATING APPLICATION |
| (see MATTER) A method of commencing proceedings under the authority of a specific act of parliament, eg Landlord and Tenant Act, whereby the applicant asks the Court to grant an order in their favour |
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| OUSTER |
| An order within an injunction to force a person to leave a property |
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| OWI |
| Operating while intoxicated. See DUI |
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