Tag: BI
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Birkmyr v. Darnell
Definition of Birkmyr V. Darnell ((1704), 1 Salkeld, 27). The defendant promised the plaintiff that in consideration of the plaintiff lending a horse to one, English, he, the defendant, would undertake that English would re-deliver the horse. It was held this was a guarantee within the […]
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Birretum
Definition of Birretum The black cap or coif of the Judges and sergeants at law Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Birretum in the Dictionaries, Birretum in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, […]
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Bishop
Definition of Bishop An ecclesiastical dignitary ; the chief of the clergy within his diocese Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Bishop in the Dictionaries, Bishop in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]
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Bishop, Suffragan
Definition of Bishop, Suffragan An assistant to or deputy for a bishop Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Bishop, Suffragan in the Dictionaries, Bishop, Suffragan in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]
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Bills In Eyre
Definition of Bills In Eyre Processes by which civil proceedings were instituted before the Eyre (q.v.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Bills In Eyre in the Dictionaries, Bills In Eyre in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from […]
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Bird V. Hoi Brook
Definition of Bird V. Hoi Brook ((1828), 4 Bing. 640). Held, that a person who sets spring guns on his premises and gives no notice that they are there, is liable even to trespassers injured thereby Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Bird V. Hoi […]
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Bird 'v. Jones
Definition of Bird ‘v. Jones ((1845), 7 Q. B. 742). Any restraint of a person without reasonable cause is a false imprisonment, so long as he is thereby prevented from going in all directions, and not merely in one or more particular directionsPart of the public footway on Hammersmith Bridge […]
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Bill Of Indictment
Definition of Bill Of Indictment The presentment to a grand jury, which becomes an indictment when a true bill is found Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Bill Of Indictment in the Dictionaries, Bill Of Indictment in our legal dictionaries, Related […]
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Bill Of Lading
Definition of Bill Of Lading A document signed and delivered by the master of a ship to the shippers on goods being shipped. It specifies the name of the master, the port and destination of the ship, the goods, the consignee, and the rate of freight. Copies are kept by the master, the shipper […]
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Bill Of Middlesex
Definition of Bill Of Middlesex The procedure whereby the Court of King’s Bench acquired jurisdiction in civil cases between subject and subjectThe writ was issued to the sheriff of Middlesex commanding him to arrest the defendant for an imaginary trespass (in which the Court had jurisdiction) […]