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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...] about BRIBERY

BRINGING MONEY INTO COURT

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The act of depositing money in the hands of the proper officer of the court, for the purpose of satisfying a debt or duty, or of an interpleader. 2. Whenever a tender of money is pleaded, and the debt is not discharged by the tender and refusal, money may be brought into court, without asking leave of the court; indeed, in such cases the money must be brought into court in … [Read more...] about BRINGING MONEY INTO COURT

BROTHEL

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A house of prostitution. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition A bawdy house; a house of ill fame; a common habitation of prostitutes. … [Read more...] about BROTHEL

BRASIUM

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BREAKING

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Parting or dividing by force and violence a solid substance, or piercing, penetrating, or bursting through the same. 2. In cases of burglary and house-breaking, the removal, of any part of the house, or of the fastenings provided to secure it, with violence and a felonious intent, is called a breaking. 3. The breaking is actual, as in the above case; or constructive, as when … [Read more...] about BREAKING

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