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BUGGING

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The process of secretly placing a bug or to denote the installation of electronic surveillance equipment. … [Read more...]

BUBBLE

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An extravagant or unsubstantial project for extensive operations in business or commerce, generally founded on a fictitious or exaggerated prospectus, to ensnare unwary investors. Companies formed on such a basis or for such purposes are called "bubble companies." The term is chiefly used in England. … [Read more...]

BUILD

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To construct, such as to construct a building. May also be used as a term of the process of creation, e.g. to build a relationship. … [Read more...]

BULL

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eccles. law. A letter from the pope of Rome, written on parchment, to which is attached a leaden seal, impressed with the images of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. 2. There are three kinds of apostolical rescripts, the brief, the signature, and the bull, which last is most commonly used in legal matters. Bulls may be compared to the edicts and letters-patent of secular princes: … [Read more...]

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