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-English. A descent to the Borrowe. (Scotch) A court of a borough held by prescription, charter or Borough reeve. The governor of a Borough sessions. Sessions of a borough court. Borsholder. The head of a borough. Boscaria. Cattle-sheds. Bote. Compensation; a fine; satis- Boteless. Without a remedy. The national registry of a vessel. Bottomry. The mortgage of a ship as security for а 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. Land tillable by one OX. 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 45 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) An advocate. Brabant. 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, 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 mpounded 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. Bretts and Scots. See Laws of the. Breva. Same as Breve. Breve. A writ; a brief. Breve de recto. A writ of right. Breve innominata. A writ reciting the cause of action in general terms. Breve ita dicitur, quia rem de qua agitur, et intentionem potentis, paucis verbis breviter enarrat. A writ is so called, because it states the controversy and the purpose of the plaintiff briefly in a few words. Breve judiciale debet sequi suum originale, et accessorium suum principale. A judicial writ ought to follow its original, and an accessory its principal. Breve judicale non cadit pro de fectu formae. A judicial writ does not fall by reason of a defect in form. 46 BREVE Breve nominatum. A writ reciting the cause of action with particularity. Breve originale. An original writ. Breve perquirere. To purchase a writ. Breve testatum. A memorandum attested by witnesses evidencing a grant of land. See 2 Bl. Comm. 307. Brevet (French) Letters patent. Brevia. Writs, plural of Breve. Brevia adversaria. Adversary writs to recover land. Brevia amicabilia. Writs obtained by consent of the other party. Brevia anticipantia. Writs of prevention. Brevia de cursu. Writs of course. Writs of estab Brevia formata. lished form. Brevia judicialia. Judicial writs. Brevia magistralia. Writs drawn 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, 80 N. W. 1045. Bris. Wreck; wreckage. 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. Wounded or bruised. heath grows. Brugbote. Same as brigbote. Bruillus. A thicket or copse. Bruise. 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. 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. Bureau. A business office; a govern ment department. Bureaucracy. A government by bureaus or departments. Burg, or burgh. A borough. Burgage. A tenure wherein lands were held of the king or the lord for a yearly rent. Burgage-holding. (Scotch) A tenure held under the crown by watching and warding service. Burgator. A burglar. Burgbote. Contributions for maintenance of town walls. Burgenses. Inhabitants of a ough. bor 48 Burghbrech, or Burghbreche. A fine for breach of the peace levied on the borough. 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 commit 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 BURYING 2,118,192 cu. in.; here the measure varies in different states. Burying alive. An old punishment for sodomy and dealing with Jews. Burying-ground. A cemetery. Business hours. That portion of the day in which business is ordinarily transacted. See 18 Minn. 133. Business month. Thirty days, as distinguished from the calendar month. Bussa. (Old English) A ship of large size and clumsy construction.— Spelman. Butlerage. An hereditary crown duty of two tons of wine from every ship importing twenty tons or more. See 1 Bl. Comm. 315. Butt. A ridge left in ploughing; an archery target; a measure of one hundred and ten gallons. Buttals. End boundary lines. Butted and bounded. Abutting and bounded; bounded. Law Dict.--4 49 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. |