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BREWER

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One who manufactures fermented liquors of any name or description, for sale, from malt, wholly or fn part, or from any substitute therefor. Act July 13, 1866, … [Read more...]

BRING SUIT

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To "bring" an action or suit has a settled customary meaning at law, and refers to the initation of legal proceedings in a suit A suit is "brought" at the time it is commenced. … [Read more...]

BRIBE

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crim. law. The gift or promise, which is accepted, of some advantage, as the inducement for some illegal act or omission; or of some illegal emolument, as a consideration, for preferring one person to another, in the performance of a legal act. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Any valuable thing given or promised, or any preferment advantage, privilege, or … [Read more...]

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