English law. A tenure in fee at the will of the lord. This was distinguished from socage free tenure. … [Read more...] about BASE FEE
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BASTARDY
(A) crim. law. The offence of begetting a bastard child. (B) persons. The state or condition of a bastard. The law presumes every child legitimate, when born of a woman in a state of wedlock, and casts the onus probandi on the party wlio affirms the bastardy. … [Read more...] about BASTARDY
BAWDY-HOUSE
A house of prostitution ; a brothel. A house or dwelling maintained for the convenience and resort of persons desiring unlawful sexual connection. … [Read more...] about BAWDY-HOUSE
BASE RATE
1. A standard lending rate in the United Kingdom. 2. A basic wage or payment for labor which may be subject to a later addition or subtraction. … [Read more...] about BASE RATE
BASTARDY PROCESS
The method provided by statute of proceeding against the putative father to secure a proper maintenance for the bastard. … [Read more...] about BASTARDY PROCESS