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  • Battle, Trial By

    Definition of Battle, Trial By See Appeal of Felony Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Battle, Trial By in the Dictionaries, Battle, Trial By in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the […]

  • Base Fee

    Definition of Base Fee An estate which has some qualification, and which must cease or be determined whenever such qualification is. at an end : a fee descendible to the heirs in general upon which subsists a remainder or reversion in fee-simple. E.g., the estate of a tenant in tail in […]

  • Base Tenure

    Definition of Base Tenure A tenure under which land was held by base services Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Base Tenure in the Dictionaries, Base Tenure in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of […]

  • Bassett V. Nosworthy

    Definition of Bassett V. Nosworthy ((1673), Rep. temp. Finch, 102). The bill was filed by an heir-at-law against a person claiming as purchaser from a devisee under the will of his ancestor, to discover a revocation of the will, and the defendant pleaded that he was a purchaser for valuable […]

  • Bastard

    Definition of Bastard A child born out of wedlock. At common law a bastard has no parents and cannot take property as an heir-at law or next-ofkin through them. But he can found a family of his own. He -can leave real property by will. (Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 178.)By the Legitimacy Act,…

  • Bastardy Order

    Definition of Bastardy Order See Affiliation Order Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Bastardy Order in the Dictionaries, Bastardy Order in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the […]

  • Bate's Case

    Definition of Bate’s Case ((1606), 2 St. Tr. 371.) Bate, a merchant, refused to pay an import duty on currants, ordered by letters patent from the King, over and above the statutory poundage of 2s. 6d. per cwt. Held, the King can impose what he pleases. See Bill of Riyhts (3) Browse You might […]

  • Battery

    Definition of Battery The actual striking of another person or touching him in a rude, angry, revengeful or insolent manner. See Cole v. Turner Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Battery in the Dictionaries, Battery in our legal dictionaries, […]

  • Barnes V. Addy

    Definition of Barnes V. Addy ((1873), L. R. 9 Ch. 244). ‘Held, that a stranger to a trust acting as agent of the trustees, may be liable as a constructive trustee if he assists with knowledge in a dishonest and fraudulent design on the part of the trustees. But an agent who assists in a…

  • Barony. The Rank Of A Baron, The Lowest Rank In The Peerage

    Definition of Barony. The Rank Of A Baron, The Lowest Rank In The Peerage A writ of summons to Parliament, followed by an actual sitting therein, formerly created a barony. Barons are now created by letters patentBaronies created by writ descend to the heirs of the original baron, and are […]