Law Dictionary

The wages or commissions of a broker. His occupation is also sometimes called brocage. agent of both transacting parties. Used in i the old Scotch and English law. Bell, Diet; Cowe

In old English law. A legal maxim. "Brocardica Juris," the title of a small book of legal maxims, published at Paris, 1508.

or BROCATOR. A broker; a middle-man between buyer and seller; the agent of both transacting parties. Used in the old Scotch and English law. Bell, Diet; Cowell.

In old English and Scotch law. A broker; a middleman between buyer and seller; the agent of both transacting parties. Bell; Cowell.

A broker. Brocella. A copse; a thicket.

I l, Brogger. In old English law. A broker.

A thicket, or covert, of bushes and brushwood. "Browse" is said to be derived hence. Cowell.

Lat. [from Fr. broehe, q. v.] A word used by Bracton in describing the equipment of a horseman intended for military service, which Spelman supposes to have meant a large vessel fo

In maritime law. That spacein asbip whichis not filled by her cargo. H

A broker; so called in old English statutes.

In maritime law. That space in a ship which is not filled by her cargo.

whose business it is, as broker, to negotiate purchases or sales of stocks, exchange, bullion, coined money, bank notes, promissory notes, or other securities, for themselves or ot

or BROCAGE. The trade or occupation of a broker; the commissions paid to a broker for his services.

As used in this section, the term “broker association” shall include two or more contract market members or registered derivatives transaction execution facility members with floor

It must be taken as settled: That bankrupts and their customer stood in the relation of pledgee and pledgeor. That in their dealings stock certificates issued by same corporation l

the term “broker-dealer” means a broker and a dealer, as those terms are defined in section 78c(a) of title 15 ;

The term “broker or dealer” means— (A) any company that is registered or licensed under Federal or State law to engage in the business of brokering, underwriting, or dealing in sec

For purposes of this section, the term “broker price opinion” means an estimate prepared by a real estate broker, agent, or sales person that details the probable selling price of

Those who are engaged for others in the negotiation of contracts relative to property, with the custody of which they have no concern. Paley, Ag. 13. See 16 Gray (Mass.) 436; 45 11

The broker must complete the sale; that is, he must find a purchaser in a situation and ready and willing to complete the purchase on the terms agreed on, before he is entitled to

Even the Courts of law have recognised the lien of a broker on a chose in action for a general balance of account, and much more so ought a Court of equity in the application of a

a broker is never entitled to commissions for unsuccessful efforts. ... If, after the broker has been allowed a reasonable time within which to produce a buyer and effect a sale, h

Bruised, or Injured with blows, wounds or other casualty. Cowell.

A bawdy house; a common habitation of prostitutes.

crim. law. Bawdy houses, the common habitations of prostitutes; such places have always been common nuisances in the United States, and the keepers of them may be fined and impriso

“brother” and “sister” mean one who at the time of the death of the employee is under 18 years of age or over that age and incapable of self-support, and include stepbrothers and s

The brother of a wife, or the husband of a sister. There.is no relationship, in the former case, between the husband and the brotherin-law, nor in the latter, between the brother a

two or more corporations if the same five or fewer persons.

In this section, the term “brownfield site” has the meaning given the term in section 9601(39) of this title . / The term “brownfield site” means real property, the expansion, rede

The term “brown tree snake” means the species of the snake Boiga irregularis.

§ 639. 10 Satterthwait v. Marshall, 4 Del. Ch. 348 (1873); Dale Tile Manuf. Co. v. Hyatt, 135 U. S. 46 (1888), cases; 3 In the absence of a specific statute, the United States cann

In old English law. A heath ground; ground where heath grows. Spelman.

See "Brigbote."

A wood or grove; a thicket or clump of trees in a park or forest. Jacob.

In medical jurisprudence. An injury done with violence to the person, without breaking the skin. It is nearly synonymous with "contusion" (q. v.) 1 Chanc. Prac. 38. See 4 Car. & P.

In old Swedish law. The child of a woman conceiving after a rape, which was made legitimate. Literally, the child of a struggle. Barr. Obs. St.

Fr. In old English law. A breaker. Dehryjs&owx^de la prison le roy; of breakers of the king's prison. Britt. c. 29. Brusure; a breaking. Brusure de pountz; breaking of bridges. Bri

A breaking. Brusure de ponntz: breaking of bridges.

The Constitution as construed in Bruton is violated only where the out-of-court hearsay statement is that of a declarant who is unavailable at the trial for 'full and effective' cr

An empty noise; an empty threat.

Bancus Superior, that is, upper bench.

Esco9se,/r. Esorier,//-. To proclaim.

fr., Eskippare, tackle of ships. Es Uer,/r. To choose. Esloigner,/r. To

Benefit of division ; right of contribution as between co-sureties.

A returning; that which returns; the returning of land into the possession of a donor, or his heirs, after the gift is ended; the returning of an estate to the original owner, or h

[from estop; L. Lai. oppilare.] An impeiiiinent, or bar by which a roan is precluded in law from alle^g or denying a fact, in consequence of his own previous act, allegation or den

The term “Btu” means British thermal unit. / The term “Btu” means British thermal unit. / The term “Btu” means British thermal unit.

An extravagant or unsubstantial project for extensive operations in business or commerce, generally founded on a fictitious or exaggerated prospectus, to ensnare unwary investors.

The name given to the several extravagant and unwarrantable practices therein mentioned." See '2 P. Wms. 219.

The business forbidden by the act of 1905 is—to avoid a paraphrasis, and following the usual American method of describing an act by a word or a phrase—the business of running a 'b

A toil to take deer. 4 Inst. 306.

A toil totakedeer. 4 Inst. 806.

a statement of the financial position of a body for a definite period of time based on detailed estimates of planned or expected expenditures during the period and proposals for fi

The term “budgetary effects” means the amount by which PAYGO legislation changes outlays flowing from direct spending or revenues relative to the baseline and shall be determined o

The term “budgetary resources” means new budget authority, unobligated balances, direct spending authority, and obligation limitations.

The term “budget authority” means the authority provided by Federal law to incur financial obligations, as follows: (i) provisions of law that make funds available for obligation a

The term “budget contract” means a contract between a retailer and a consumer under which the heating expenses of the consumer are spread evenly over a period of months.

In this subsection, the term “budget justification materials” has the meaning given that term in section 3(b)(2) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006

The term “budget of the President” means the budget of the President for a fiscal year as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31. / The term “budget of the Preside

The terms “budget outlays” and “outlays” mean, with respect to any fiscal year, expenditures and net lending of funds under budget authority during such year.

The term “budget year” means, with respect to a session of Congress, the fiscal year of the Government that starts on October 1 of the calendar year in which that session begins. /

In the law of arson (g. v.), to. materially destroy the integrity of some portion of the house of another.! Burning in the hand and left cheek was anciently a mode ot punishment. *

A fine imposed on the community of a town, for a breach of the peace, etc.

The terms “protective factor”, “buffer”, and “asset” mean any one of a number of the community, school, family, or peer-individual domains that are known, through prospective, long

The term "bug bounty program" means a program under which an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilitie

Includes both "bestiality," or carnal connection between a human being and a beast, and "sodomy," or carnal connection between human beings against the order of nature. 3 Inst. 58.

For purposes of this section, the term “build America bond” means any obligation (other than a private activity bond) if— (A) the interest on such obligation would (but for this se

As used in this chapter, the term “building” means any building or facility (other than (A) a privately owned residential structure not leased by the Government for subsidized hous

The rudimentary form of such associations is supposed to be a society raising by subscription of its members a fund for making advances to members in order to enable them to build

For purposes of this section, the term “building arts” includes, but shall not be limited to, all practical and scholarly aspects of prehistoric, historic, and contemporary archite

Co-operative associations, usually incorporated, established for the purpose of accumulating and loaning money to their members upon real estate security. It is usual for the membe

The term “building code” means a legal instrument which is in effect in a State or unit of general purpose local government, the provisions of which must be adhered to if a buildin

A contract to erect a building subject to the acceptance or rejection of the architect and in strict accordance with the plans, does not make the architect's acceptance conclusive

The term “building envelope component” means— (A) any insulation material or system, including air sealing material or system, which is specifically and primarily designed to reduc

A lease of the soil for the purpose of erecting buildings thereon, usually for a long term. See "Ground Rent."

The statutory lien of a material-man or contractor for the erection of a building. Lumber Co. v. Holt, 60 Neb. 80, 82 N. W. 112, 83 Am. St. Rep. 512; June v. Doke, 35 Tex. Civ. App

See Line.

A city, when authorized by its charter to control the construction and repair of all houses, may require a permit from it as a prerequisite to the erection of a building; Fellows v

When one makes deeds of different portions of a tract of land, each containing the same restriction upon the lot conveyed which is imposed as a part of a general plan for the benef

The term “buildings for the general conduct of government” means city halls, county administrative buildings, State capitol or office buildings, or other facilities in which the le

An association in which the subscriptions of the members form a capital stock or fund out of which advances may be made to members desiring them, on mortgage security.

all of the pollutant-emitting activities which belong to the same industrial grouping, are located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties, and are under the control of th

For purposes of this section and section 4503a, the term “built” means, with respect to a vessel, that the vessel’s construction has reached any of the following stages: (A) The ve

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “built-in loss” means the loss (if any) which would have been realized if the position had been disposed of or otherwise terminated at it

A bill in equity filed to obtain a discovery of facts resting in the knowledge of the defendant, or of deeds or writings, or other things in his custody or power. Story, Eq. PI. (5

One which is brought to have a decree of the court reviewed, corrected, or reversed. Dodge v. Northrop, 85 Mich. 248, 48 N. W. 505.

In the ancient Hebrew chronology, the eighth month of the ecclesiastical, and the second of the civil year. It has since been called "Marshevan," and answers to out October.

The term “bulb shape” means the shape of lamp, especially the glass bulb with designations for bulb shapes found in ANSI C79.1–1980 (R1984).

Merchandise which is neither counted, weighed, nor measured. A sale by bulk is a sale of a quantity of goods such as they are, without measuring, counting, or weighing. Civ. Code L

“bulk agricultural commodity” means any agricultural commodity that can be transported in bulk and can be temporarily stored in bulk quantities without undergoing processing or pac

Bulk cargo.—The term “bulk cargo” means cargo that is loaded and carried in bulk without mark or count. / Bulk cargo.—The term "bulk cargo" means cargo that is loaded and

The term “bulk container” means a container that contains a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.

The term “bulk distilled spirits” means distilled spirits in a container having a capacity in excess of 1 wine gallon.

The term “bulk-power system” means— (A) facilities and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric energy transmission network (or any portion thereof); and

The term “bulk vehicle” includes a tank truck, hopper truck, rail tank car, hopper car, cargo tank, portable tank, freight container, or hopper bin, and any other vehicle in which

A letter from the pope of Rome, written on parchment, to which is attached There are three kinds of apostolical rescripts,—the "brief," the "signature," and the "bull," which last

Seals used by the Roman emperors.

Lat. [L. Fr. boilhurie.] 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 boi

An official account of public transactions on matters of importance. In France, it is the registry of the laws.

In France, the official sheet which publishes the laws and decrees; this publication constitutes the promulgation of the law or decree.