Category: B

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

This term applies to a conference that is held in secret.

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

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.

the phrase that means that the crime charged has been committed by a person.

the court that has jurisdiction over bankruptcy proceedings.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

This means to grant or bequeath something.

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

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

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

This term means that you have a specific knowledge of something.

a heavy metal that is covered with leather and has a flexible handle. Often carried by police and sometimes by criminals.

This term applies to the violation of moral duty.

These are the blood tests that a couple are required to undergo for syphilis before they can get a marriage license.