Bachelor of Laws
n. the degree in law from a law school, abbreviated to LLB, which...
back-to-back life sentences
n. slang for consecutive life terms imposed by a judge when there...
bad debt
n. an uncollectible debt. The problem is to determine when a debt...
bad faith
1) n. intentional dishonest act by not fulfilling legal or contra...
bail
1) n. the money or bond put up to secure the release of a person ...
bail bond
n. a bond provided by an insurance company through a bail bondsma...
bail bondsman
n. a professional agent for an insurance company who specializes ...
bailee
n. a person, also called a custodian, with whom some article is l...
bailiff
n. 1) a court official, usually a deputy sheriff, who keeps order...
bailment
n. 1) the act of placing property in the custody and control of a...
bailor
n. a person who leaves goods in the custody of another, usually u...
bait and switch
n. a dishonest sales practice in which a business advertises a ba...
balance due
n. the amount of a debt still owed on an account or the principal...
balance sheet
n. the statement of the assets and the liabilities (amounts owed)...
bank
n. 1) an officially chartered institution empowered to receive de...
bankruptcy
n. a federal system of statutes and courts which permits persons ...
bankruptcy court
n. the specialized federal court in which bankruptcy matters unde...
bankruptcy proceedings
n. the bankruptcy procedure is: a) filing a petition (voluntary o...
bar
1) n. collectively all attorneys, as "the bar," which comes from ...
bar association
n. an organization of lawyers. There are two types, one of which ...
bar examination
n. the examination given in each state by either the highest cour...
bargain
n. 1) a mutual agreement or contract between two parties which is...
barratry
n. creating legal business by stirring up disputes and quarrels, ...
barrister
n. in the United States a fancy name for a lawyer or attorney. In...
basis
n. the original cost of an asset to be used to deter