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Book
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BookA general name given to every literary composition which is printed; but appropriately to a printed composition bound in a volume.
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General
1) A principal officer, particularly in the army. 2) Something opposed to special; as, a general verdict, the general issue, which expressions are used in contradistinction to special verdict, special issue. 3) Principal, as the general post office. 4) Not select, as a general ship. 5) Not particular, as a general custom. 5) Not limited, as general jurisdiction. 7) This word is sometimes annexed or prefixed to other words to express or limit the extent of their signification; as Attorney General, Solicitor General, the General Assembly.
Name
One or more words used to distinguish a particular individual, as Socrates, Benjamin Franklin.
Composition
Contracts. An agreement, made upon a sufficient consideration, between a debtor and creditor, by which the creditor accepts part of the debt due to him in satisfaction of the whole.
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Bond tenant
English law. Copyholders and customary tenants are sometimes so called.
Bondage
Slavery.
Bonis non amovendis
The name of a writ addressed to the sheriff, when a writ of error has been brought, commanding that the person against whom judgment has been obtained, be not suffered to remove his goods till the error be tried and determined.
Bono et malo
The name of a special writ of jail delivery, which formerly issued of course for each particular prisoner.
Bonus
Contracts. A premium paid to a grantor or vendor. A consideration given for what is received.
Book
Booking
The process of photographing, fingerprinting, and recording identifying data of a suspect. This process follows the arrest.
Booking note
An undertaking whereby a carrier notifies a shipper that space has been reserved for the carriage of the shipper's goods aboard a particular vessel.
Book-land
English law. Land, also called charter-land, which was held by deed under certain rents and fee services, and differed in nothing from free socage land.
Books
Commerce, accounts. Merchants, traders, and other persons, who are desirous of understanding their affairs, and of explaining them when necessary, keep, 1. a day book; 2. a journal; 3. a ledger; 4. a letter book; 5. an invoice book; 6. a cash book; 7. a bill book; 8. a bank book; and 9. a cheek book. The reader is referred to these several articles
Bootless
Bootless or boteless. Without recompense, reward or satisfaction made unprofitable or without success.
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General
1) A principal officer, particularly in the army. 2) Something opposed to special; as, a general verdict, the general issue, which expressions are used in contradistinction to special verdict, special issue. 3) Principal, as the general post office. 4) Not select, as a general ship. 5) Not particular, as a general custom. 5) Not limited, as general jurisdiction. 7) This word is sometimes annexed or prefixed to other words to express or limit the extent of their signification; as Attorney General, Solicitor General, the General Assembly.
Name
One or more words used to distinguish a particular individual, as Socrates, Benjamin Franklin.
Composition
Contracts. An agreement, made upon a sufficient consideration, between a debtor and creditor, by which the creditor accepts part of the debt due to him in satisfaction of the whole.
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Bond tenant
English law. Copyholders and customary tenants are sometimes so called.
Bondage
Slavery.
Bonis non amovendis
The name of a writ addressed to the sheriff, when a writ of error has been brought, commanding that the person against whom judgment has been obtained, be not suffered to remove his goods till the error be tried and determined.
Bono et malo
The name of a special writ of jail delivery, which formerly issued of course for each particular prisoner.
Bonus
Contracts. A premium paid to a grantor or vendor. A consideration given for what is received.
Book
Booking
The process of photographing, fingerprinting, and recording identifying data of a suspect. This process follows the arrest.
Booking note
An undertaking whereby a carrier notifies a shipper that space has been reserved for the carriage of the shipper's goods aboard a particular vessel.
Book-land
English law. Land, also called charter-land, which was held by deed under certain rents and fee services, and differed in nothing from free socage land.
Books
Commerce, accounts. Merchants, traders, and other persons, who are desirous of understanding their affairs, and of explaining them when necessary, keep, 1. a day book; 2. a journal; 3. a ledger; 4. a letter book; 5. an invoice book; 6. a cash book; 7. a bill book; 8. a bank book; and 9. a cheek book. The reader is referred to these several articles
Bootless
Bootless or boteless. Without recompense, reward or satisfaction made unprofitable or without success.
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