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A phrase used to determine whether the occurrence of a result was dependent upon another activity occurring (also known as proximate cause.) For example: But for the defendant's driving through a red light, the accident at the intersection would not have occurred. … [Read more...] about BUT FOR

This word, when descriptively used in a grant, does not mean "in immediate contact with," but "near" to, the object to 1 which it relates; and "near" is a relative term, meaning, when used in land patents, very unequal and different distances. Wells 1 v. Mfg. Co., 48 N. H. 491. A contract to complete work by a certain time, means that it shall be done before that time. Rankin … [Read more...] about BY

A magistrate of a borough; generally, the chief officer of the corporation, who performs, within the borough, the same kind of duties which a mayor does in a city. In England, the word is sometimes applied to all the inhabitants of a borough, who are called burgesses sometimes it signifies the representatives of a borough in parliament. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal … [Read more...] about BURGESS

An insurance policy which pays for the cost of burying a deceased person. … [Read more...] about BURIAL INSURANCE

When a party bears the burden of proof it may be required to show or convince a judge or jury that their claim is valid and bona fide. … [Read more...] about BURDEN OF PERSUASION