See Also: overt(dictionary)
overt(dictionary)
OVERT(law)
overt homosexuality(medicine)
MARKET OVERT, Eng(law)

non-tenure (iou) and overt (oh)


non-tenure (iou)



non-tenure noun. L16.
[Anglo-Norman nountenure, Anglo-Latin nontenura, formed as NON- + TENURE noun.]
Law (now Hist.). A plea in bar to a real action denying that a defendant held (part of) the land mentioned in the plaintiff's count or declaration.

overt (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: , past participle of ovrir 'to open']
overt actions are done publicly, without trying to hide anything
-opposite covert covert
::an overt attempt to silence their political opponents
::Overt race discrimination is illegal.
-- overtly adv
::an overtly political message