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A contract in which the bailor agrees to pay an adequate recompense for the safe-keeping of the thing intrusted to the custody of the bailee, and the bnilee agrees to keep it and r

He who bails a thing to another. See "Bailment."

Fr. A surety. L. Fr. Diet.

A certificate given by a judge or the clerk of a court, or other person authorized to keep the record, in which it is certified that the bail became bail for the defendant in a cer

In Scotch law. A poor debtor.

In Scotch law. A known term, used to denote one's whole issue. Ersk. Inst. 3. 8. 48. But it is sometimes used in a more limited sense. Bell, Diet.

See Legitim.

In Scotch law. Children's part; a third part of the defunct's free movables, debts deducted, if the wife survive, and a half if there be no relict.

To bait is to attack with violence; to provoke and harass. 2 A. & E. Encyc. 63; L. R. 9 Q. B. 3S0. BAL/ENA. A large fish, called by Blackstone a whale. Of this the king had the hea

In English law. Procuring them to be worried by dogs. Punishable on summary conviction, under 12 A 13 Viet C. 92, § 3.

Bajulus. L. Lat. [Gr. bastazo.] A protector, keeper, guardian, tutor or instructor. An officer at Constantinople, who had the education and care of the Greek emperor's sons. Spelma

A large fish, called by Blackstone a "whale." Of this the king had the head and the queen the tail as a perquisite whenever one was taken on the coast of England. Prynne, Ann. Reg.

The amount which remains due by one of two persons, who have been dealing together, to the other, after the settlement of their accounts. "There is a broad distinction between an a

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

In International Law. A distribution and an opposition of forces, forming one system, so that no state shall be in a position, either alone or united with others, to impose its wil

The difference between the value of the exports from and importa into a country.

For purposes of this section, the term “balance ratio” means, with respect to any calendar year in connection with any Trust Fund referred to in subsection (a), the ratio of— (1) t

In this section, the term “balance sheet” means a document that describes— (1) the funds provided by each Federal and non-Federal interest for a water resources development project

or BALDAKINIFER. The standard bearer of the Knights Templar. Wharton.

The standard-bearer of the Knights Templar.

or BALDAKINIFER. The standard-bearer of the Knights Templar,

Small galleries of wood or stone on the outside of houses. The erection of them is regulated in London by the building acts.

In Spanish law. Vacant land having no particular owner, and usually abandoned to the public for the purposes of pasture. The word is supposed to be derived from the Arabic bait, si

A quantity or pack of goods or merchandise, wrapped or packed in cloth and tightly corded. Wharton. A bale of cotton means a bale compressed so as to occupy less space than if in;

Baleuga, Banleuca. See Banleuca.

Lat. In old law. A bailiwick; the district, territory or jurisdiction of a baili£f. Spelman, voc. Balius.

ballinm, 1. 1. In old Italian law. Protection; guardianship; education; ward. v. Ballium.

ballivns, Z. ?. In old English laie. A bailiff. Balivi: bailiffs; sheriff's officers.

Fr. In French marine law. A buoy.

Ballium. L. Lat. [Ital. balio, from Or. ^alsiv, or ^al Xeiv, to commit.] In old Italian law. Protection, guardianship, education. Pupilli qui protectione balii indigere noscantur,

In civil law. A teacher; one who has the care of youth; a tutor; a guardian. Du Cange, "Bajultis;" Spelman.

or BALLIVA. Equivalent to halivatus. Bolivia, a bailiwick; the jurisdiction of a sheriff; the whole district within which the trust of the sheriff was to be executed. Cowell. Occur

Lat. A bailiwick, district, province or county. Spelman. Cowell.

Lat. A biuliwick. See Balliva.

A writ to oust a bailiff from office.

Ballivus. L. Lat. A bailiff. Nullus balivus de cetero ponat aliquem ad legem manifestam; no bailiff shall henceforth put any man to his open law. Magna Charta, c. 28. See Id. c. 35

Lat. In old English law. A bullary, or boilary; a place for boiling. Bullaria aquae salsae: a boilary of salt water; a salt-house or salt-pit, where salt is boiled.

The term “ballast” means a device used with an electric discharge lamp to obtain necessary circuit conditions (voltage, current, and waveform) for starting and operating.

A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast from the bottom of the port. This arises from the property in the soil. 2 Chit. Com. Law, 16.

The term “ballast efficacy factor” means the relative light output divided by the power input of a fluorescent lamp ballast, as measured under test conditions specified in ANSI sta

The term “ballast efficiency” means, in the case of a high intensity discharge fixture, the efficiency of a lamp and ballast combination, expressed as a percentage, and calculated

The term “ballast input voltage” means the rated input voltage of a fluorescent lamp ballast.

“ballast water” means any water and associated sediments used to manipulate the trim and stability of a vessel; / The term "ballast water" means any water, suspended matt

The term "ballast water discharge standard" means— (i) the numerical ballast water discharge standard established by section 151.1511 or 151.2030 of title 33, Code of Fed

The term "ballast water exchange" means the replacement of water in a ballast water tank using 1 of the following methods: (i) Flow-through exchange, in which ballast wat

The term "ballast water management system" means any marine pollution control device (including all ballast water treatment equipment, ballast tanks, pipes, pumps, and al

Balena, (properly Balcsna). L. Lat. A large fish mentioned in Bracton; probably a kind of whale. Bract, fol. 120, 120 b. 1 Bl. Com. 222.

bal'ia, balliva, baliva, balliria, balivia, I. I. In old English law.. A bailiwick, v. Bailiwick; Non est inventus, eta

I. I In old law. To bail.

balinm, I I In old law. Protection; custody; guardianship; bail or delivery; the delivery or bailing of a person out of prison, under sureties for his appearance. Bail- or sureties

As used in this section, the term “ballistic knife” means a knife with a detachable blade that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism. / As used in this subsection, the term “

balivus, baillius, baillivus, 1. 1. In old law. A bailiff, baily stable. A sheriff's ofl Bcer or deputy. A steward; an oi Bcer under a steward. One who acted foi', or represented a

A fortress or bulwark; also BALLIVO AMOVENDO (L. Lat. for removing a bailiff). A writ to remove a bailiff out of his office.

Baliva. L. Lat. In old law and practice. A bailiwick; the district or territory under the jurisdiction of a sheriff; a sheriff's county. Co. Litt. 61 b. Infra-nominatus A. B. non e

An ancient writ to remove a bailiff from his office for want of sufficient land in the balliwick. Reg. Orig. 78.

Balivus, Baillius, Baillivus, L. Lat. [L. Fr. bailife, baillif, bailli.] In old law. A bailiff, baily or bailie; a person to whom some authority or trust is committed or deputed. S

For purposes of this section and section 1637a of this title , the term “balloon payment” means, with respect to any open end consumer credit plan under which extensions of credit

A paper bearing the names of candidates for designated offices, and delivered by electors to the election officers in expressing their choice for such offices. It is usually printe

A case made of wood for receiving ballots.

As used in this section, the term “balloting materials” has the meaning given that term in section 107 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. / “balloting mate

Fr. In medical jurisprudence. A test for pregnancy by palpation with the finger inserted in the vagina to the mouth of the uterus. The tip of the finger being quickly, jerked upwar

A large fish, called by Black-stone a "whale." Of this the king had the head and the queen the full as a perquisite whenever one was taken on the coast of England. 1 Bl. Comm. 222.

Thieves of clothing at the public baths.

In the Roman law, Those who stole the clothes of bathera in the public baths. 4 Ll. Comm. 239.

I. fr. and eng. A loss, hurt or hindrance sustained by a party in his estate or pereon. Bamage feasant: doing damage; a term applied to cattle found on another's land, doing damage

I. fr. and eng. A pecuniary satisfaction for an injury, given tion, as a compensation for the injury complained of. v. Compensatory damages; Double damages; Excessive damages; Gene

In Old English and Civil Law. A proclamation; a public notice; the announcement of an intended marriage. Cowell. An excommunication; a curse, publicly pronounced; proclamation of s

or BANNAL (Fr.) In old French and Canadian law. Having qualities derived from a ban or privileged space; privileged, A banal mill is one to which the seignior or lord may require h

In Canadian law. The right by virtue of which a lord subjects his vassals to grind at his mill, bake at his oven, etc. Used also of the region within which this right applied. Guyo

A bench; a meeting of all the judges.

In old English law. Advocates; countors; Serjeants. Applied to advocates in the common pleas courts. 1 Bl. Comm. 24; Cowell. BANCUS (Lat.) A bench; the seat or bench of justice; a

I. fr. Bench; a name formerly given to the English court of Queen's Bench and the court of Common Pleas, v. Bank.

The king's bench ; the supreme tribunal of the king after parliament. 3 Bl. Comm. 41.

Ital. See Banc. A seat or bench of justico; also, in commerce, a word of Italian origin signifying a bank.

Banc.

The queen's bench. See Queen's Bench.

The queen’s bench.

The king’s bench court.

The upper bench. Once the name of the king’s bench.

a company of persons, perhaps a company of armed persons, a's we may well assume to have been the case in this instance.

A man outlawed; one under ban.

Advocates in the court of common pleas.

the term “Bands” means the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians;

A malefactor. Bracton, lib. 1, tit. 8, c. 1. BANL Forfeited goods; deodand (q. v.)

or BANNERET. In Englishiaw. A knight madein the field, by the ceremony of cutting off the point of his standard, and making it, as. it were, a banner. Knights so made are accounted

In English law. A knight made in the field, by the ceremony of cutting off the point of his standard, and making it, as it were, a banner. Knights so made are acoounted so honorabl

miles banerettus, benerettus, /. /. In old English law. A banneret or knight banneret, v. Banneret.

Miles Banerettus, Benerettus. L. Lat. A banneret or knight banneret. Sjpelman. See Banneret.

Courts for the administration of the bankrupt laws. The present English bankruptcy courts are the London bankruptcy court, the court of appeal, and the local bankruptcy courts crea

Deodands.

a punishment inflicted upon criminals, by compelling them to quit a city, place, or country, for a specific period of time, or for life.

(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 regular term of a court of law, as distinguished from a sittings at nisi prius. The ancient phrase in banco, in bank or banc, once exclusively used to denote the sittings of th

Bank notes, checks and other securities for money which will be received as cash by the banks in the place where the word is used.

In this section, the term “bankable feasibility study” means a comprehensive technical and economic study— (1) of the selected option for a strategic and critical materials develop

A fund deposited by a customer of a bank into its common cash, to be drawn out by checks from time to time, as the depositor may require. in the depositor's bank book, and the othe

A promissory note issued by a bank, payable to the hearer on demand, and designed to circulate as money. Townsend v. People, 4 111. 328; Low r. People, 2 Park. Cr. R. (N. Y.) 37, S

Demand notes of a bank, ■ designed to circulate as money. See 3 Scam. (HI.) 328.

A book kept by a customer of a bank, showing the state of his account with it.

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