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Blue Book

A shortened name for the “Kelley Blue Book,” which publishes the values of used vehicles.

BILLY

This term refers to a club or a bludgeon. Many police officers carry a billy.

BRAIN DEATH

This applies to the state of a brain that shows no electrical activity.

BALANCE OF CONVENIENCE

The question is to balance the relief given to the plaintiff against the injury that will be done to the defendant. TLD Example: The court weighed the balance of convenience and opted not

BENEFIT OF COUNSEL

This the right that the accused has to be represented by an attorney who will be given ample time to study and to prepare the defence for his client.

BLUE SKY LAW

a statute that prevents selling the stock of a fraudulent company.

BALANCE OF POWER

International matters. Where a country wants to protect itself against a country or countries that may attack it by making alliances with a friendly country.

BROUGHT TO TRIAL

the term used when a suit is brought to trial when the trial has already started.

BANKRUPTCY LAWS

These are laws passed in order to aid creditors to collect money that is owed to them by a bankrupt person or company. See chapter eleven; insolvency laws.

BESEECH

term used to ask for something; to implore; or to seek eagerly.

BLUDGEON

a dangerous weapon or a club made of a heavy wood that sometimes has lead at its centre.

BENEFIT THEORY

the theory that if you back out of an agreement you must see to it that the other party does not suffer from it.

BELONGING TO

This term means that a person has the legal ownership of something.

BESTOW

This means to grant or bequeath something.

BANK ROBBERY ACT

a federal law that assumes jurisdiction over any crimes committed against a national or federal bank.

BENCH TRIAL

the trial where the judge will find the facts and also apply the law instead of letting a jury decide the law.

BOODLE

term given to any money that is received during an unlawful enterprise; money that is paid as a bribe.

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