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Butt
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ButtA measure of capacity, equal to one hundred and eight gallons.
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Measure
That which is used as a rule to determine a quantity. A certain quantity of something, taken for a unit, and which expresses a relation with other quantities of the same thing.
Capacity
This word, in the law sense, denotes some ability, power, qualifi- cation, or competency of persons, natural, or artificial, for the performance of civil acts, depending on their state or condition, as defined or fixed by law; as, the capacity to devise, to bequeath, to grant or convey lands; to take; or to take. and hold lands to make a contract, and the like.
Hundred
English law. A district of country originally comprehending one hundred families. In many cases, when an offence is committed within the -hundred, the inhabitants tire civilly responsible to the party injured.
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Bushel
Measure. The Winchester bushel, was made the standard of grain; a cylindrical vessel, eighteen and a half inches in diameter, and eight inches deep inside, contains a bushel; the capacity is 2145.42 cubic inches.
Business assets
The undertaking and assets of an economic entity - as distinct from a company, are known as business assets. It is not a distinct legal person and its components e.g. goodwill, plant, contracts etc. belong to the company or individual which owns them. Where a business is referred to as a going concern it means it carries the benefit of orders, contracts, customers and other aspects of revenue generation on a continuing basis.
Business bankruptcy
A proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code filed by a business entity.
Business hours
The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a banker.
Business nonimmigrant
An alien coming temporarily to the United States to engage in commercial transactions which do not involve gainful employment in the United States, i.e., engaged in international commerce on behalf of a foreign firm, not employed in the U.S. labor market, and receives no salary from U.S. sources.
Butt
Butts and bounds
This phrase is used to express the ends and boundaries of an estate.
Buyer
Contracts. A purchaser; a vendee.
By estimation
Contracts. In sales of land it not unfrequently occurs that the property is said to contain a certain number of acres, by estimation, or so many acres, more or less.
By the bye
English law. A declaration may be filed without a new process or writ, when the defendant is in court in another case, by the plaintiff in that case having filed common bail for him; the declaration thus filed is called a declaration by the bye.
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Credit for authorship of work which can and should be provided for by contract.
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Measure
That which is used as a rule to determine a quantity. A certain quantity of something, taken for a unit, and which expresses a relation with other quantities of the same thing.
Capacity
This word, in the law sense, denotes some ability, power, qualifi- cation, or competency of persons, natural, or artificial, for the performance of civil acts, depending on their state or condition, as defined or fixed by law; as, the capacity to devise, to bequeath, to grant or convey lands; to take; or to take. and hold lands to make a contract, and the like.
Hundred
English law. A district of country originally comprehending one hundred families. In many cases, when an offence is committed within the -hundred, the inhabitants tire civilly responsible to the party injured.
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Bushel
Measure. The Winchester bushel, was made the standard of grain; a cylindrical vessel, eighteen and a half inches in diameter, and eight inches deep inside, contains a bushel; the capacity is 2145.42 cubic inches.
Business assets
The undertaking and assets of an economic entity - as distinct from a company, are known as business assets. It is not a distinct legal person and its components e.g. goodwill, plant, contracts etc. belong to the company or individual which owns them. Where a business is referred to as a going concern it means it carries the benefit of orders, contracts, customers and other aspects of revenue generation on a continuing basis.
Business bankruptcy
A proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code filed by a business entity.
Business hours
The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a banker.
Business nonimmigrant
An alien coming temporarily to the United States to engage in commercial transactions which do not involve gainful employment in the United States, i.e., engaged in international commerce on behalf of a foreign firm, not employed in the U.S. labor market, and receives no salary from U.S. sources.
Butt
Butts and bounds
This phrase is used to express the ends and boundaries of an estate.
Buyer
Contracts. A purchaser; a vendee.
By estimation
Contracts. In sales of land it not unfrequently occurs that the property is said to contain a certain number of acres, by estimation, or so many acres, more or less.
By the bye
English law. A declaration may be filed without a new process or writ, when the defendant is in court in another case, by the plaintiff in that case having filed common bail for him; the declaration thus filed is called a declaration by the bye.
Byline
Credit for authorship of work which can and should be provided for by contract.
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