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Assault

saillir, assaillir, Fr., to assai]; insultus, Lat.], an attempt to offer, with force and violence, to do a corporal hurt to another, as by striking at him with or without a weapon. No words, how provoking so

Bail

may admit to bail persons charged with manslaughter upon an inquisition before them, and by the (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, s. 227, a borough constable may admit to bail persons charged with petty misdemeanours and brought

Bank of International Settlements

Bank of International Settlements, means the body corporate established with the said name under the law of Switzerland in pursuance of an agreement dated the 20th

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Banker

banker. [Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899), s. 2 (1)] Banker, shall extend and apply to all corporations, societies, partnerships and persons, and every individual person carrying on the business of banking, whether by issue of

Bargain and sale

c. 106), ss. 1 and 2 (replaced by the (English) L.P. Act, 1925, s. 51), declared that all corporeal tenements or hereditaments were to lie in grant as well as delivery, and must be made by deed,

Berwick-upon-Tweed

and Berwick Act, 1746 (20 Geo. 2, c. 42), s. 3]. It is a county of a town corporate, and is no part of the county of Northumberland. See Hale's Hist. 257.

Bicycles

formerly regulated by byelaws made by local authorities under the (English) Highways Act of 1878, and the Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, is regulated by s. 85 of the (English) Local Government Act, 1888, which repeals all Acts

muckrake

seek for expose or charge especially habitually corruption real or alleged on the part of public men and corporations

Hylic

Of or pertaining to matter material corporeal as hylic influences

shareholder resolution

shareholder resolution : a formal resolution by shareholders ratifying or requesting a specified action by a corporate board

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