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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...]

BRINGING MONET INTO COURT

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The act of depositing money in the custody of a court or of its clerk or marshal, for the purpose of satisfying a debt or duty, or to await the result of an interpleader. Dirks T. Juel, 59 Neb. 353, 80 N. W. 1045. … [Read more...]

BROSSUS

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Bruised, or injured with blows, wounds, or other casualty. Cowell. … [Read more...]

BRIBERY

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In criminal law. The receiving or offering any undue reward by or to any person whomsoever, whose ordinary profession or business relates to the administration of public justice, in order to influence his behavior in office, and to incline him to act contrary to his duty and the known rules of honesty and integrity. Hall v. Marshall, 80 Ky. 552; Walsh v. People, 65 111. 65, 16 … [Read more...]

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