ore tenus
ore tenus (or-ee tee-n[schwa]s orten-[schwa]s), adv. & adj.[Latin “by word of mouth”] 1. Orally; by word of mouth; VIVA VOCE (pleading carried on ore tenus). “Pleadings are the mutual altercations between the plaintiff and defendant; which at present are set down and delivered into the proper office in writing, though formerly they were usually put […]