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Definition of Bushell’s Case ((1670), Vaughan, 135). The jury had acquitted William Penn and another of a charge of preaching in a London Street, and had been fined by the Recorder forty marks each in consequence, and in default committed. A habeas corpus was moved for’.Held, that finding […]

Definition of Butterfield V. Forrester ((1809), 11 East, 60). A person is not entitled to say that he is injured by the negligence of another if he niight by ordinary care have escaped the dangerThe defendant for the- purpose- of making some repairs to his house, put a pole across part of the […]

Definition of Burial At common law, every person may be buried in the churchyard of the parish where he dies, unless he was within certain ecclesiastical prohibitions (e.g. y not having been baptised), and provided that the rites of the Church of England are observed. See the Burial Acts, 1852 […]

Definition of Buron V. Denman ((1848), 2 Ex. 167). If a servant of the Crown commits a wrongful act against an alien, and the Crown authorised such act, or subsequently ratifies it, it is an act of State and no action will lie in respect of it against such servantThe defendant, a British naval […]

Definition of Buggery Sodomy. See Abominable Crimes Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Buggery in the Dictionaries, Buggery in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, […]

Definition of Building Lease A lease, generally for a term of ninety-nine years, at a rent known as a ground-rent, under which the lessee covenants to erect certain specified buildings on the land demised by the lease, and to insure and keep in repair such buildings during the term. At the […]

Definition of Building Society One established for the purpose of raising, by the subscriptions of some of its members, a stock or fund for making advances to others of its members upon security of freehold or leasehold estate, by way of mortgage. (Building Societies Act, 1874, s. 13.) Browse […]

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

Definition of Burdett V. Abbott ((1811), 14 East, 1). This was an action of trespass against the Speaker of the House of Commons for breaking into the plaintiff’s house and carrying him to the Tower for a breach of privilege of the House of Commons. Held, either House of Parliament has power […]