He became aware of the mix-up when a colleague pointed out to him he had used the wrong words when showing him their definitions in another non-Oxford branded dictionary. He claimed he relied on the definitions in the Oxford Mini Reference Dictionary and the Oxford English Mini Dictionary, which he purchased in 20 respectively, of the word 'mortgagee', which was defined as the borrower, and 'mortgagor' meaning lender.ĭocuments filed in Lagos State High Court by Ogu against Oxford University Press and University of Oxford state he suffered a loss of reputation as a lawyer when he used the definitions of the words, which, he claimed, were incorrect.
Ogedi Ogu said he was left embarrassed and was no longer asked for legal advice after he lost the respect of his colleagues when he used the incorrect words while finalising a mortgage deal. Lawyer Ogedi Ogu claims the Oxford English Mini Dictionary cost him his reputation in legal circles because the reference book had the wrong definitions of 'mortgagee' and 'mortgagor'Ī Nigerian lawyer was suing the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary for more than £20,000 (10m Nigerian naira) for mixing up the definitions of two words.
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