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BREACH OF WARRANTY

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A breach or failure to meet requirements with regard to the title, the quality or the actual condition of the product or service sold. Usually refers to defective merchandise and general requirements of what it must meet (e.g. the need to be able to pass title to the purchaser after sale) but may also apply to real property as well. … [Read more...]

BRETHREN

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Plural for brothers. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition This word, in a will, may include sisters, as well as brothers, of the person indicated; it is not necessarily limited to the masculine gender. Terry v. Brunson, 1 Rich. Eq. (S. C.) 78. … [Read more...]

BREAD ACTS

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Laws providing for the sustenance of persons kept in prison for debt. … [Read more...]

BRETTS AND SCOTTS, LAWS OF THE

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A code or system of laws in use among the Celtic tribes of Scotland down to the beginning of the fourteenth century, and then abolished by Edward I. of England. … [Read more...]

BREAKEVEN

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The point where two sides are equal, usually referring to the cost of an investment has been recouped by revenues. … [Read more...]

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