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both are remedies created by statute—the one explicitly and the other implicitly in the concept of effectuation of the policies of the Act—which are designed to aid in achieving th
a reparation order designed to vindicate the public policy of the statute by making the employees whole for losses suffered on account of an unfair labor practice
guilty knowledge and wilful ignorance alike involve the result of bad faith. They are the same in effect.
A sale may be void for bad faith though the buyer pays the full value of the property bought. This is the consequence, where his purpose is to aid the seller in perpetrating a frau
- badge of frauddefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)
if a sale is made by a party, and the vendor remains in possession, it is ordinarily a badge of fraud, and requires explanation
There can be no dispute about the consequences visited upon a person excluded from public employment on disloyalty grounds. In the view of the community, the stain is a deep one; i
Congress has the power under the Thirteenth Amendment rationally to determine what are the badges and the incidents of slavery, and the authority to translate that determination in
The rule of law is precise upon this point. A verdict is bad, if it varies from the issue in a substantial matter, or if it find only a part of that which is in issue. The reason o
- Baggagedefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Anderson (1889)
a passenger's personal wearing apparel and liability is limited to $100 (except a greater or less amount is provided in tariffs) on full fare ticket, unless a greater value is decl
The excepted 'baggage carried on passenger trains' refers solely to free baggage checked through on a passenger fare.
- baildefined inCase LawBallentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Burrill (1850)Bouvier (1839)
The right to release before trial is conditioned upon the accused's giving adequate assurance that he will stand trial and submit to sentence if found guilty.
an administrative cost imposed upon all those, guilty and innocent alike, who seek the benefit of § 110—7
- baileedefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Anderson (1889)Stimson (1881)Burrill (1850)Bouvier (1839)
As the libellant was the owner and master of the steamer World he was the bailee of the cargo, and so responsible to the shippers or insurers for the safe transportation and delive
The bail will be exonerated where the performance of the condition is rendered impossible by the act of God, the act of the obligee, or the act of the law.
providing whatever information and instruction in both creation and evolution models the classroom teacher determines is necessary and appropriate to provide insight into both theo
- banddefined inCase LawU.S. CodeCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)
a company of persons, perhaps a company of armed persons, a's we may well assume to have been the case in this instance.
- banishmentdefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Bouvier (1839)
a punishment inflicted upon criminals, by compelling them to quit a city, place, or country, for a specific period of time, or for life.
- bankdefined inCase LawU.S. CodeBallentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Burrill (1850)
(A) a banking institution organized under the laws of the United States, (B) a member bank of the Federal Reserve System, (C) any other banking institution.
the receipt by a bank of forged notes, purporting to be its own, must be deemed an adoption of them. It has the means of knowing if they are genuine; if these means are not employe
The right of the depositor is a chose in action, and his check does not transfer the debt, or give a lien upon it to a third person without the assent of the depositary.
All deposits made with bankers may be divided into two classes, namely, those in which the bank becomes bailee of the depositor, the title to the thing deposited remaining with the
The deposit of a bill in one bank, to be transmitted for collection, to another, is a common usage of great public convenience, the effect of which is well understood... The Court
The relationship of bank and depositor is that of debtor and creditor, founded upon contract. The bank has the right and duty under that contract to honor checks of its depositor p
by the language of the commercial world, and the settled practice of banks, a discount by a bank means, ex vi termini, a deduction or draw-back made upon its advances or loans of m
The term 'banking institution' shall include any person engaged primarily or incidentally in the business of banking, of granting or transferring credits, or of purchasing or selli
The doctrine that bank bills are a good tender, unless objected to at the time, on the ground that they are not money, only applies to current bills, which are redeemed at the coun
Bank notes constitute a part of the common currency of the country, and, ordinarily, pass as money. When they are received as payment, the receipt is always given for them as money
It was determined by this court in the case of the Bank of the United States vs. Deveaux, 'that the courts of the United States could not take jurisdiction of actions brought by th
the power to discharge the debtor from his contracts and legal liabilities, as well as to distribute his property.
- bankruptcydefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Burrill (1850)Bouvier (1839)
Bankruptcy originated as a seizure of the debtor's assets for equitable distribution amongst creditors. It was akin to a taking in execution. The concept was subsequently broadened
several services commonly performed by attorneys, e.g., providing "advice, counsel, [or] document prepara tion," §101(4A).
several services com —————— 2 Compare 541 F. 3d 785, 794 (CA8 2008) (case below), with Hersh v. United States ex rel.
goods or services "provided to an assisted person with the express or implied purpose of providing information, advice, counsel, document preparation, or filing, or attendance at a
a court of equity... guided by equitable doctrines and principles except in so far as they are inconsistent with the Act
A court of bankruptcy has an exclusive and nondelegable control over the administration of an estate in its possession.
The especial purpose of all bankruptcy legislation is to interfere with the relations between the parties concerned—to change, modify, or impair the obligation of their contracts.
Bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, whether the debtor is a natural or a juristic person, confer upon the receiver or assignee a title which, generally speaking, is without recog
States may not pass or enforce laws to interfere with or complement the Bankruptcy Act or to provide additional or auxiliary regulations.
The 'proceedings' reviewable [under § 24b] are those administrative orders and decrees in the ordinary course of a bankruptcy between the filing of the petition and the final settl
This rule, commonly known as the bankruptcy rule, is designed to preclude any unwarranted advantage from accruing to the secured creditor. Grounded upon the statutory principle of
The 42d section of the act directs, that where it shall appear to the commissioners that there hath been mutual credit given by the bankrupt and any other person, or mutual debts b
Every bankrupt or insolvent system in the world must partake of the character of a judicial investigation. Parties whose rights are affected, are entitled to a hearing. Hence, any
Where a bankrupt has an insurance policy with cash surrender value and reserves the absolute right to change the beneficiary, such policy passes to the trustee as assets unless wit
Banks, in the commercial sense, are of three kinds, to wit: 1, of deposit; 2, of discount; 3, of circulation. All or any two of these functions may, and frequently are, exercised b
There is a plain distinction between a case of a bare-boat charter, where the charterer mans the vessel, and a case where the charter party is a mere contract for the carriage of g
Under such arrangements full possession and control of the vessel are delivered up to the charterer for a period of time. The ship is then directed by its Master and manned by his
- Bargaindefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Anderson (1889)
The word 'bargain,' in the statute, means the terms upon which the respective parties contract; and in the sale of goods, the terms of the bargain must be specified in the note or
The term 'bargain collectively' as used in the Act 'has been considered to absorb and give statutory approval to the philosophy of bargaining as worked out in the labor movement in
by making and accepting an offer, every bargain is consummated.
the agent of all the employees, charged with the responsibility of representing their interests fairly and impartially
the organization chosen to represent a craft is to represent all its members, the majority as well as the minority, and it is to act for and not against those whom it represents
The bar of the court is reserved for counsel, providing them a safe place in which to keep papers and exhibits, and to confer privately with client and co-counsel. It is designed t
- Barratrydefined inCase LawBallentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)Stimson (1881)Burrill (1850)Bouvier (1839)
the offense of stirring up litigation.
In order that a judgment may constitute a bar to another suit, it must be rendered in a proceeding between the same parties or their privies, and the point of controversy must be t
any contract, rule, regulation, or device whatsoever, the purpose or intent of which shall be to enable any common carrier to exempt itself from any liability created by this act,
[t]o make, form, or serve as a foundation for," or "[t]o use (something) as the thing from which something else is developed." Black's Law Dictionary 180 (10th ed. 2014).
The fact that New Jersey Wood claims that the same conduct has a greater anti-competitive effect does not make the conduct challenged any less a matter complained of in the governm
the calendar year 1974.
In years of rising prices, the 'base stock' method causes an understatement of income; for it disregards the gains actually realized through liquidation of low price stock on a hig
This tax is not a penalty. It is the basic tax upon distilled spirits, irrespective of their legal or illegal origin. A lien attaches to alcohol 'as soon as it is in existence as s
The basis of assets bid in by a mortgage creditor on foreclosure is to be determined by the fair market value of the property.
The classification can be overturned only if it has 'no basis in fact.' The courts are not to weigh the evidence to determine whether the classification made by the local boards wa
The basis of injunctive relief in the federal courts has always been irreparable harm and inadequacy of legal remedies.
Basis of keeping accounts' as there used refers to the general bookkeeping system followed by the taxpayer and not to the accuracy or propriety of mere individual items or entries
a well-marked coastal indentation having such penetration, in proportion to the width of its entrance, as to contain landlocked waters, and having an area, including islands within
In the Roman civil law, it is laid down, that, to constitute a river or running stream, as contradistinguished from torrents and temporary water-courses, the flow of water must be
as the petitioners and the dissent think, the carrying of arms only for military purposes, one simply cannot add "for the purpose of killing game." The right "to carry arms in the
This Court has uniformly held that a note payable to bearer is payable to any body, and not affected by the disabilities of the nominal payee.
by reason of: on account of." 1 Webster's Third New International Dictionary 194 (1966); see also 1 Oxford English Dictionary 746 (1933) (defining "because of" to mean "By reason "
the "cause of the adverse effect" rather than the "motive for the employer's action." See "ante," at 235-236.
both intentional and disparate-impact claims should have made it clear that the reasoning in the opinion was equally applicable to both types of claims.
that portion of its soil which is alternately covered and left bare, as there may be an increase or diminution in the supply of water, and which is adequate to contain it at its av
that portion of its soil which is alternately covered and left bare, as there may be an increase or diminution in the supply of water, and which is adequate to contain it at its av
The ordinary high-water mark has been accepted as the limit of the bed of the stream.
only beverages containing more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, § 506(3).
before the trial or hearing of the cause has been in good faith begun.
that time when goods begin their interstate journey by delivery to a carrier or otherwise, thus passing beyond state authority into the domain of federal control.
As used in this statute the word 'begun' should be given its ordinary and accustomed meaning. To begin is to start; to institute; to initiate; to commence. This suit was begun—with
A belligerent cruizer who with probable cause seizes a neutral and takes her into port for adjudication, and proceeds regularly, is not a wrong doer. The act is not tortious. The o
direct' or 'fully distributed' cost or some other level of cost computation cannot be decided in the abstract.
consumptive use measured by diversions less return flows, for a beneficial (nonwasteful) purpose.
- beneficial interestdefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)
It is not, however, every legal interest that is made liable to sale on a fi. fa. The debtor must have a beneficial interest in the property.
It is a settled rule of law that the beneficial interest of the cestui que trust, whatever it may be, is liable for the payment of his debts. It cannot be so fenced about by inhibi
one who owns 'more than 10 per centum of any class of any equity security (other than an exempted security) which is registered pursuant to section 75l (§ 12) of this title.' 15 U.
the Indians are beneficial owners of the land and the timber standing upon it and of the proceeds of their sale, subject to the plenary power of control by the United States, to be
the use by a federal contractor of property owned by the United States in connection with commercial activities carried on for profit, which constitutes a separate and distinct tax
If the plaintiff were permitted to own the current of the stream as appurtenant to his right of appropriation and diversion, he would be able to add indefinitely to the water right
- beneficiarydefined inCase LawU.S. CodeCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)Stimson (1881)Burrill (1850)
the cestui que trust who enjoys the advantages of such administration
something that guards, aids, or promotes well-being: advantage, good; useful aid; payment, gift [such as] financial help in time of sickness, old age, or unemployment; or a cash pa
only funds provided under a federal assistance program, the Court, in practice, adopts it.
but are not limited to, nonprofit nursing homes and nonprofit boarding homes and boarding care facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services pursuant to Title 22, chapter
- Bequestdefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Burrill (1850)
the provision of the act that exempts bequests assumes the gift of a corpus and contrasts it with the income arising from it, but was not intended to exempt income property socalle
It is said by the chancellor of Maryland, 2 Bland’s Chancery Rep. 314, that the bequest of freedom to a slave is a specific legacy, and undoubtedly this is its true legal character
A bequest in the form of a direction to pay at a future period vests in interest immediately if the payment be postponed for the convenience of the estate or to let in some other i
as a constitutional matter, that the subject of the surveillance be named if known, Congress would hardly have read those cases as requiring the naming of all parties likely to be
where the Executive Branch, charged as it is with primary responsibility for the conduct of foreign affairs, expressly represents to the Court that application of the act of state
to avoid pregnancy from their physician, plaintiff in No. 61, because if he gave it he would commit a crime.
The rule of evidence does not require the strongest possible evidence of the matter in dispute, but only that no evidence shall be given which, from the nature of the transaction,
The rules of evidence are adopted for practical purposes in the administration of justice; and although it is laid down in the books, as a general rule, that the best evidence the
We are of opinion that a better subsisting adverse title in a third person, is no defence in a writ of right. That writ brings into controversy only the mere rights of the parties