(1) English law. A statute passed in the reign of William and Mary, so called, because it declared the true rights of British subjects. (2) Refers to the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution and which were adopted in 1791. The Bill of Rights establishes the foundation for many of the freedoms enjoyed within American society and includes the right of free speech (first … [Read more...] about BILL OF RIGHTS
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BI-METALLISM
The legalized use of two metals in the currency of a country at a fixed relative value. … [Read more...] about BI-METALLISM
BIRTH
The act of being born or wholly brought into separate existence. Wallace v. State, 10 Tex. App. 270. … [Read more...] about BIRTH
BILL OF SALE
Contracts. An agreement in writing, under seal, by which a man transfers the right or interest he has in goods and chattels, to another. As the law imports a consideration when an agreement is made by deed, a bill of sale alters the property. 2. The Act of Congress of January 14, 1793, 1 Story, L. U. S. 276, provides, that when any ship or vessel which shall have been … [Read more...] about BILL OF SALE
BIND
To obligate; to bring or place under definite duties or legal obligations, particularly by a bond or covenant; to affect one., in a constraining or compulsory manner with a contract or a judgment. So long as a contract, an adjudication, or a legal relation remains in force and virtue, and continues to impose duties or obligations, it is said to be "binding." A man is bound by … [Read more...] about BIND