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Brehon Law

both to God's laws and man's.' This law was formally abolished by 40 Edw. 3, it being unanimously declared to be indeed no law, but a lewd custom crept in of later times. See 1 Bl. Com.

Bastardize

Bastardize. 1. To declare one a bastard, as a Court does. 2. To give evidence to prove one a bastard. A mother

that lent to a corporation or other entity to finance its operations, such as cash dividends that are declared by a corporation but temporarily retained with stock-holder approval, to provide operating funds, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.,

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Bonus

extra dividend; a gratuity. As to the respective rights of tenant for life and remaindermen in a bonus declared by a company, see Bouch v. Sproule, (1887) 12 App Cas 385; Re Northage, (1891) 60 LJ Ch

Blank bonds

passed by mere delivery, the bearer being at liberty to put in his name and sue for payment. Declared void by the Act 1696, c. 25.

Bill of attainder

Bill of attainder, a bill declaring a person attainted and his property confiscated.

Bicycles

the (English) Local Government Act, 1888, which repeals all Acts empowering byelaws to be made on the subject, declares bicycles, etc., to be 'carriage within the meaning of the (English) Highway Acts' (see especially s. 78 of

Betting

as was decided in Langrishe v. Archer, (1882) 10 QBD 44, a railway carriage on its journey], is declared to be a rogue and a vagabond within the (English) Vagrancy Act, 1824, by the (English) Vagrant Act

Beset

1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5. C. 22), s. 3, attending in such numbers or manner as is declared to be unlawful by the Act shall be deemed to be a watching or besetting within s. 7

Westminster, Statute of, 1931

Westminster, Statute of, 1931 922 Geo. 5, c. 4). This Act was passed to confirm and ratify certain declarations made by the delegates to the Imperial Conferences of 1926 and 1930. Six Dominions are affected: Canada, Australia,

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