Some Nigerian lawyers have issued a notice of intention to
sue the University of Oxford, over
alleged wrong definition of words "Mortgagee and Mortgagor" in
its dictionary.
The said words are as contained in the Oxford mini reference
dictionary and Oxford English mini dictionary.
The lawyers, Messrs Ogedi Ogu, and Emmanuel Ofoegbu in a notice of intention to sue addressed to
the Registrar, University of Oxford, Wellington, London, are demanding the sum
of £1 million for the losses they suffered in their transactions, when they
relied on the said wrong definition of the words.
Specifically, the lawyers assert that the Oxford English
mini dictionary and the Oxford mini reference dictionary defined the word
"Mortgagee" to mean a borrower and the word "Mortgagor to mean a
lender.
They further assert that the said dictionary definitions are
wrongful and misleading as in a Mortgage transaction, the word
"Mortgagee" connotes a lender while a "Mortgagor signifies a
borrower.
Consequently, the lawyers are demanding that the University
of Oxford pays to them the sum of £1
million for the wrong definitions of
words in the said dictionaries for which they acted to their own detriment.
In addition, they are demanding that the University of
Oxford and Oxford University press, issue a world wide notice of the errors
complained of within seven days from the date of the said notice.
The said notice was conveyed to the Registrar of the
University of Oxford on Nov. 9, 2016.
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