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BRICOLIS

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An engine by which walls were beaten down. Blount … [Read more...]

BRITISH COLUMBIA

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The territory on the north west coast of North America, once known by the designation of "New Caledonia." Its government is provided for by 21 & 22 Vict. c. 99. Vancouver Island is united to it by the 29 & 30 Vict c. 67. See 33 & 34 Vict. c. 66. … [Read more...]

BROTHER-IN-LAW

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domestic relat. The brother of a wife, or the husband of a sister. There is no relationship, in the former case, between the husband and the brother-in-law, nor in the latter, between the brother and the husband of the sister; there is only affinity between them. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition A wife's brother or a sister's husband. There is not any relationship, … [Read more...]

BREAST OF THE COURT

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A metaphorical expression, signifying the conscience, discretion, or recollection of the judge. During the term of a court, the record is said to remain "in the breast of the judges of the court and in their remembrance." Co. Litt 260a; 3 Bl. Comm. 407. … [Read more...]

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