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Is that process by which an officer is required to arrest a person, and afterwards to take bail for his appearance. A capias ad respondendum is bailable, but a capias ad satisfaciendum is not. … [Read more...] about BAILABLE PROCESS

To draw or incite someone into doing something. To lure. … [Read more...] about BAIT

The back cover, sometimes thick blue paper, of a legal document or brief that indicates what the legal document is, who it is from and concerning what case, with the court, case number and parties to the case typed onto the sheet. … [Read more...] about BACKING SHEET

Harassment of a witness by legal counsel during questioning, where a witness is subjected to embarrassing or derisive questions where an answer is not expected and serve as argument posing as a question, e.g. who would believe any words coming out of your mouth? … [Read more...] about BADGERING THE WITNESS

In the law of contracts. One to whom goods are bailed; the party to whom personal property is delivered under a contract of bailment. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition contracts. One to whom goods are bailed. 2. His duties are to act in good faith he is bound to use extraordinary diligence in those contracts or bailments, where he alone receives the benefit, as in … [Read more...] about BAILEE