By this term, as used in Pennsylvania, is understood an erection of upright posts supporting a sliding roof, usually of thatch. … [Read more...] about BARRACK
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BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE
In a bankruptcy case, the court appoints a person to oversee and manage the estate of a consumer or assets of a business. The trustee in a consumer Chapter 7 case will typically identify, collect and liquidate the debtor's nonexempt property and eventually distribute it in a specified proportion to creditors. The trustee in a Chapter 13 will collect monthly payments from the … [Read more...] about BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE
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1. A partition or railing running across a court room, intended to separate the general public from the space occupied by the judges, counsel, jury, and others concerned in the trial of a cause. In the English courts it is the partition behind which all outer barristers and every member of the public must stand. Solicitors, being officers of the court, are admitted within it; … [Read more...] about BAR
BARGAINING UNIT
Typically referring to a labor union but can be any group that represents a larger group of people in a collective bargaining process. … [Read more...] about BARGAINING UNIT
BARRATOR
One who is guilty of the crime of barratry. … [Read more...] about BARRATOR