BORD

Bord. (Saxon) A dwelling-house;

a cottage.

Bordage. A feudal tenure by which one held a cottage. Bordagium. Bordage. Bordarii. Tenants in bordage. Border warrant. (Scotch) A warrant for the arrest of a debtor on the English side of the border. Bord-halfpenny. Duty paid to maintain a market stall.

Bord-land. Land held by a tenant in bordage.

Bordlode. Rent service rendered by bordarii.

Bord-service. Bordage.

Borel folk. Laymen as distinguished from the clergy.

Borg. Same as Borgh.

Borgesmon. (Saxon) The name given to the head of each family composing a tithing.-Black. Borgh. A suretyship; a pledge. Borghbrech.

(Saxon) Breach of a

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

Borough. A fortified town; a municipal corporation. See Ann. Cas. 1912A, 339.

Borough council. The managing board elected by the voters of the borough.

Bottomry. The mortgage of a ship as security for a loan. See 4 Binn. (Pa.) 244, 5 Am. Dec. 404. Bottoms. A slang term used by persons who deal in forged notes to denote paper for making them. See Rex v. Dade, 1 Mood. 307. Bouche. A feudal allowance for supplies during active military service; mouth.

Bought and sold notes. Memoranda given by a broker to the respective parties on effecting a sale. Boulevard. A public driveway reserved for light vehicles.

Bound bailiff. A sheriff's deputy bound to him for faithful performance of his duties. See 1 Bl. Comm. 345.

Boundary. The making or bounding line dividing two parcels of land. See 25 L. R. A. (N. S.) 649. Bounded tree. A tree marking the corner of a tract of land. Bounders. Boundary marks. Bounty. An addition to ordinary compensation for an act or service; a premium. See 46 Am. St. Rep. 221.

Bounty lands. Land donated as a bounty. A fund pro

Bounty of Queen Anne.

vided by statute to aid the smaller church livings.

Bourg. A fortified town.

Bourgeois. The inhabitant of a bourg.
Bourse. A stock exchange.

Bouwerye. (Dutch) A farm.
Bouwmeester, or Bouwmaster.
(Dutch) A farmer.
Bovata terrae.

OX.

Land tillable by one

Bow-bearer. A sort of forest police. Boxing-match. Generally, a sparring match of a limited number of rounds, as distinguished from a prize-fight or a fight to a finish. Boycott. An attempt by persons acting in combination to coerce one to follow a prescribed line of con

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BOYS

duct by compelling others to shun him in business. See 63 L. R. A. 753; also 90 Am. St. Rep. 451. Boys. A wood. Bozero. (Spanish) Brabant.

An advocate.

An English coin current

in the 13th century. Brace de la mer. An arm of the sea. Bracelet. A handcuff.

Brachium maris. An arm of the sea. Bradlaugh's Case. A case involving

the form of oath required of members of the house of commons. See 14 L. R. Q. B. D. 667. Branch. A line of descent from a common ancestor.

Brand. To mark with a hot iron; a mark so made. Branding-helmet.

A helmet for branding on the cheek one who pleaded benefit of clergy. Branks. A bridle used as a punishment for scolds.

Brass knuckles. A metal weapon held in the hand and projecting along the back of it. See 22 Tex. App. 679, 3 S. W. 477. Brawl. A noisy quarrel. Breach. To break; a break; a violation.

Breach of arrestment. (Scotch) The unlawful delivery of arrested

goods to the debtor. Breach of close. A trespass on land. Breach of contract. The failure to perform a contractual obligation. Breach of covenant. A failure to comply with the conditions of a covenant or bond. See 3 Bl. Comm. 156.

Breach of pound. Breaking a pound to take out npounded animals. Breach of prison. A breaking out of prison.

Breach of privilege. An excess or abuse of the privilege of a legislator.

Breach of promise of marriage. Vio

lation of an agreement to marry. Breach of the peace. Any act disturbing the peace, quiet or good order of a neighborhood. See 13 L. R. A. 163; also 24 Am. St. Rep. 116.

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by masters in chancery. Brevia selecta. Selected writs. Brevia, tam originalia quam judiciali, patiuntur anglica nomina. Original writs as well as judicial writs bear English names. Breviarium alaricianum. A Roman

code adopted about 506 A. D. Breviate. An abstract or synopsis. Brevibus et votulus liberandis.

A

writ ordering a sheriff to turn over all the paraphernalia of his office to his successor. Bribe.

An offer to give or a giving of something of value as a reward for an illegal act; the act of offering or giving a bribe; the thing so given or offered. See 97 Mich. 136, 56 N. W. 361.

Bribery. The crime of giving or offering a bribe. See 57 Am. St. Rep. 847.

Bribour. A thief; a robber. Bridewell. A house of correction. Bridge-masters. Officers in charge of public bridges.

Bridle. An instrument of punishment for common scolds. Brief.

An outline of the case of one of the parties; a written argument

BUCKSTALL

prepared for the court; to prepare

a brief. See 43 Ind. 356. Brief a l'evesque. An ecclesiastical writ for the removal of the incumbent of a living.

Brief of title. An abstract of title. Brieve. (Scotch) A writ.

Briga. Strife; contention; litigation.

Brigbote. (Saxon) Contribution for bridge repairs.

Bringing money into court. Depositing an amount admitted to be due an adversary into the court's custody. See 59 Neb. 353, N. W. 1045.

Bris. Wreck; wreckage.

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Bristol bargain. A contract by which A lends B £1,000 on good security, and it is agreed that £500, together with interest, shall be paid at a time stated, and, as to the other £500, that B, in consideration thereof, shall pay to A £100 per annum for seven years.Wharton.

Brit. Rul. Cas. British Ruling Cases. Brocage. Brokerage.

Brocarius, or brocator. A broker. Brocella. A copse; a thicket. Broker. An agent employed to buy, sell or hypothecate, without custody or possession. See 23 L. Ed. (U. S.) 421; also 34 Am. Dec. 558. Brokerage. A broker's compensation. Brossus. Brothel. Bruarium.

grows. Brugbote. Bruillus. Bruise.

Wounded or bruised.
A home of prostitutes.
A place where heath

Same as brigbote.
A thicket or copse.

A bodily injury wherein the skin is unbroken; usually no more than a temporary contusion. See 79 Mich. 7, 44 N. W. 158. Brukbarn. (Swedish) A legitimized child conceived in rape.

Brutum fulmen. An empty threat.
Bubble act. A statute to prevent
corporate frauds such as the South
Sea Bubble.
Buckstall. A net to trap deer.

BUGGERY

Buggery. A term applied to both bestiality and sodomy. See 10 Ind. 355, 71 Am. Dec. 331. Building. Anything erected by art, and fixed upon or in the soil, composed of different pieces connected together, and designed for permanent use in the position in which it is so fixed. See 2 Am. St. Rep. 373.

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Building lease. A lease of land by which the lessee undertakes erect buildings thereon.

Bulk. Merchandise in an unmeasured or uncounted mass. Bulletin. A published official report of a matter or fact of public interest.

Bullion. Uncoined gold and silver. Bum-bailiff A dun; a bailiff's deputy.

Bunda. A boundary.

Bundle. The act of a man and a woman sleeping in one bed without undressing. Bull. A papal edict.

Bulla. Seals used by the Roman emperors.

Bumboat act. An English statute

(1761) aimed at harbor thieves. Burden of proof. The onus of establishing certain facts by the production of evidence. See 33 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1089; also 71 Am. St. Rep. 169.

Burghmote.

(Saxon) A burg court held semi-annually and presided over by the lord or bishop. Burglar. One who commits burglary. Burglariously. With intent to com

mit burglary. Burglary. The crime of breaking and entering a dwelling-house in the night-time with intent to commit a felony. See 2 Am. St. Rep. 383.

Burgomaster. The chief magistrate of German or Dutch town. Burgwhar. A burgess.

Burke. To murder by smothering. Burking, or Burkism. Murder for the purpose of selling the corpse; murder by suffocating.

Burlaw. (Scotch) An old system of appointment of judges by neighbors.

Burlaw courts. (Scotch) Courts in which the Burlaw was administered.

Burning in the hand. A practice of branding to prevent a second claiming of benefit of clergy. Burrochium. A dam or fish-trap weir. Burr's Case. Aaron Burr's prosecution for treason against U. S., 1807. See 2 L. Ed. (U. S.) 684. Bursary. The treasury of a college. Burse. A bourse; a purse. Bury. A borough; a castle; a manor house.

Bushel. A measure established in England in 1701, containing 2,150.42 cu. in., was called the Winchester Bushel; one established there in 1826 contains

BY-ROAD

Butts and bounds. Boundaries. Butty. A coal mining contractor. Buying of titles. Purchasing interests of land claimants who are not in possession. See 22 Mass. 348. By estimation. An expression used in conveyancing signifying "more or less."

By God and my country. The formal answer of a defendant upon arraignment in answer to a question as to how he will be tried. By the by. A condition existing when a defendant was in the custody of the court in another action.

By-bidding. False bidding at an

auction in order to raise the price. By-laws. Ordinances of a town or city; rules made by the stockholders of a corporation for its administration. See 3 L. R. A. 261. Byrlaw. Same as Burlaw.

By-road. A public road off the main highway.