Law Dictionary

A tenure of bord lands.

Bordage.

Country people; derived from the French.bourre (Lat. floccus), a lock of wool, because they covered their heads with such stuff. Blount. BORG (Saxon). Suretyship. Borgbriche (viola

Same as Borgh.

A breach or violation of suretyship or of mutual fidelity. Jacob.

(Saxon) The name given to the head of each family composing a tithing.—Black.

A suretyship; a pledge.

(Saxon) Breach of a pledge.

In old Scotch law. A pledge or surety given by the seller of goods to the buyer, to make the goods forthcoming as his own proper goods, and to warrant the same to him. Skene de Ver

borghealder, borghiealder, borgiealder, borhoealder, chief, head or principal man of a borg or pledge, that is, of a tithing or decennary; a chief pledge, y. Borsholder; Decanus fr

(the same as Borh, or Borg.) Sax. A pledge. Corrupted into borow, borough, and burrow. Spelman, voc. BorS' holder.

Wholly delivered from the mother. See 1 Brit. Rul. Cas. 568; also 11 L. R. A. 825.

In the old sense of the word, borough is "an ancient towne, holden of the king or any other lord, which sendeth burgesses to the parliament." Litt. § 164; Co. Litt. 109a. Many of t

The managing board elected by the voters of the borough.

A court of a borough held by prescription, charter or statute.

In English law. Private courts of limited jurisdiction held in particular districts by prescription, charter, or act of parliament, for the prosecution of petty suits. 19 Geo. III.

A custom prevalent in some parts of England, by which the younger son inherits the estate in preference to his older brothers. 1 Bl. Comm. 75. ' The custom is said by Blacktone to

In English law. The revenues of a municipal borough derived from the rents and produce of the land, houses, and stocks belonging to the borough in its corporate capacity, and suppl

or BOROW-HEAD. The chief man or head of a borough. Cowell. See "Headborow."

Borough-holders, bors-holders, or burs-holders.'

B(yr<m'holder, See Borhealder, Borsholder.

The chief municipal ofl Bcer in towns unincorporated before the municipal corporations act (5 & 6 Wm. IV. c. 76).

Courts established in boroughs under the municipal corporations act (5 & 6 Wm. IV. c. 76, amended by 6 & 7 Wm. IV. c. 105, and 6 & 7 Vict. c. 89). They are held by the recorders of

To obtain the use of the property of another, with an agreement to return the same, ordinarily in specie, but where, as in case of money, the nature of the case does not admit of i

In old Scotch law. A pledge. Skene de Verb. Sign. voc. "Forensis."

when one puts his employee at the disposal and under the direction of another for the performance of service for the latter, such employee while so engaged acts directly for and is

To determine whether a given case falls within the one class or the other we must inquire whose is the work being performed,—a question which is usually answered by ascertaining wh

The term “borrower” means any farm borrower who has outstanding obligations to the Secretary under any farmer program loan, without regard to whether the loan has been accelerated,

As used in this paragraph, the term “borrower-owner” means— (i) a borrower from whom the Secretary acquired real farm or ranch property (including the principal residence of the bo

the term “borrower paid mortgage insurance” means private mortgage insurance that is required in connection with a residential mortgage transaction, payments for which are made by

The term “borrower stock” means voting and nonvoting stock, equivalent contributions to a guaranty fund, participation certificates, allocated equities, and other similar equities

A corruption of borhesalder, another form of borhealder. Spelman. In Saxon Law. The borough's ealder, or head borough, supposed to be the most discreet man in the borough, town, or

That food which wood and trees yield to cattle. To be quit of boscage is to be discharged of paying any duty of wind-fall wood in forest. Whishaw; Manw. For. Law. BOSCARIA (from La

Cattle-sheds.

A privilege granted to the offcers of a forest to take to their own use thorns, brush, and windfalls, within their precincts. Kenn. Par. Antig. 209.

I. I. In old English law. Wood; all manner of wood; wood growing; a wood.

Wood growing; wood; both high.wood or trees, and underwood or coppice. The high wood is properly called saltus. Cowell; Spelman; Co. Litt. 5a.

Growing wood.

The term “botanical pesticides” means natural pesticides derived from plants.

A recompense or compensation. The common word "boot" comes from this word. Cowell. The term is applied as well to making repairs in houses, bridges, etc., as to making a recompense

In old English law. Without amends; without the privilege of making satisfaction for a crime by a pecuniary payment; without relief or remedy. Cowell; Blount. The word (written "bo

In old English law. A booth, stall, or tent to stand in, in fairs or markets. Cowell; Blount. soil for the pitching or standing of booths in fairs or markets.

Same as Boothage.

Customary dues paid to the lord of a manor or sell, for the pitching or standing of booths in fairs or markets.

BUTHNA, or BOTHENA. In old Scotch law. A park where cattle are inclosed and fed. Bothna also signifies a barony, lordship, etc. Skene de Verb. Sign. BOTTOMAGE (Law Fr.) Bottomry. L

In old Scetch law. A park where cattle are inclosed and fed. Bothna also signifies a barony, lordship, etc. Skene.

or BUTHNA. Inold Scotch law. A park where cattle are inclosed and fed. Bothna also signifies a barony, lordship, etc. Skene,

Same as Boteless.

The term “bottle” means any container, irrespective of the material from which made, for use for the sale of distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages at retail. / The term “bottl

The term “bottler” means a person who bottles an alcoholic beverage.

The national registry of a vessel.

L. Fr. Bottomry.

To make a bottomry bond executed by the master a valid hypothecation of the ship, it must be shown by the creditor that the master acted within the scope of his authority; or, in o

A bottomry bond is an obligation, executed, generally, in a foreign port, by the master of a vessel for repayment of advances to supply the necessities of the ship, together with s

In England and America the established doctrine is, that the owners are not personally bound, except to the extent of the fund pledged which has come into their hands. To this exte

it was sufficient that it was the understanding of the parties at the time that the money should be secured by means of bottomry; and that it was of no consequence whether the mone

The contract of hypothecation, by bottomry, under which the money was loaned, is different from that implied by the general admiralty law. In the one case, the money advanced is pa

A slang term used by persons who deal in forged notes to denote paper for making them. See Rex v. Dade, 1 Mood. 307.

A feudal allowance for supplies during active military service; mouth.

or BUDGE OF court. A certain allowance of provision from the king to his knights and servants that attended him in any military expedition. The French avoir bouche a ccnirt, is to

A certain allowance of provision from the king to his knights and servants, who attended him on any military expedition.

A symbol which gave seisin of land, to hold of the donor in capite.

Memoranda given by a broker to the respective parties on effecting a sale.

A written memorandum of a sale, delivered by the broker who effects the sale, to the vendee. Story, Ag. § 28; 11 Adol. & E. 589; 8 Mees. & W. 834. Bought and sold notes are made ou

A public drive, adapted a street, avenue, or highway, though a carriage way over it be a chief feature. 52 How. Pr. (N. Y.) 440. Originally "boulevard" was a bulwark or rampart of

As an adjective, denotes the condition of bsing constrained by the obligations of a bond or a covenant. In the law of shipping, "bound to" or "bound for" denotes that the vessel sp

n.; BOUNDARY. Bound: a limit: boundary: a visible line designating a limit. The terms are often interchanged. ^ Bounds. The legal, imaginary line by which different parcels of land

the seaward boundaries of a State or its boundaries in the Gulf of Mexico or any of the Great Lakes as they existed at the time such State became a member of the Union, or as heret

The boundaries of an entry must be fixed precisely by its own terms, and cannot depend on previous appropriation.

It appears to us plain on the face of the agreement that the dominant fact is the establishment of the boundary line. The boundary line is the line of sovereignty, and the establis

The right of the court to decide on the legal effect of written instruments, cannot be controverted; but the question of boundary is always a matter of fact for the determination o

a boundary line between two governments which has been run out, located and marked upon the earth, and afterwards recognized and acquiesced in by them for a long course of years, i

In this title, the term &quot;Boundary Line&quot; means a line established under section 2(b) of the Act of February 19, 1895 (33 U.S.C. 151(b)).

A sheriff's officer, who serves writs and makes arrests. He is so called because bound to the sheriff for the due execution of his office. 1 Bl. Comm. 345.

In English law. Sheriffs' officers are so called, from their being usually bound to the sheriff in an obligation with sureties, for the due execution of their office. 1 Bl. Comm. 3

A tree marking or standing at the corner of a field or estate.

Visible marks or objects at the ends of the lines drawn in surveys of land, showing the courses and distances.

In the English law of mines, the trespass committed by a person who excavates minerals under-ground beyond the boundary of his land is called "working out of bounds."

a vessel intending to go to a foreign port not merely a vessel ostensibly bound to such port.

An additional benefit conferred upon, or a compensation paid to, a class of persons. It differs from a reward, which is usually applied to a sum paid for the performance of some sp

Lands given away by the government by way of bounty.

General encouragements, held out to all persons indiscriminately, to engage in a particular trade or manufacture, whether such encouragement be in the shape of bounties or drawback

A royal charter confirmed by St. 2 Anne, c. 11, providing for the forming a perpetual fund for the.augmentation of poor ecclesiastical livings. Wharton. BOURQ (Pr.) In old French l

A fortified town.

The inhabitant of a bourg.

fr. In old French law. The citizens of a bourg, collectively. In later law, the privilege or franchise of being a burgess; citizenship.

v. Burgessoars.

A stock exchange.

Inthe Prench law. An aggregation, sanctioned by government, of merchants, captains of vessels, exchange agents, and courtiers, the two latter being nominated by the government, in

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In French marine law. A compass; the mariner's compass.

I fr. To put. Bouter avant: to put before; to produce or exhibit.

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A writ to apprehend one in a privileged place.

or BOUWERIE (Dutch). A farm.

or BOUWMASTER (Dutch). A farmer.

(Dutch) A farmer.

or Bovatus terrse, I I. In old English and Scots law. An oxgang, or oxgate of land; as much as an ox could till, or go over. An old measure of uncertain quantity, said by some to b

As much land as one ox can cultivate. Said by some to be thirteen, by others eighteen, acres in extent. Skene; Spelman; Co. Litt 5a.