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The word "boulevard," which originally indicated a bulwark or rampart, and was afterwards applied to a public walk or road on the site of a demolished fortification, is now employed in the same sense as public drive. A park is a piece of ground adapted and set apart for purposes of ornament, exercise, and amusement. It is not a' street or road, though carriages may pass through … [Read more...] about BOULEVARD

Usually used to refer to a mid-sized professional group or entity, e.g. a boutique law firm that consists of 3 dozen attorneys and staff members. … [Read more...] about BOUTIQUE

To stamp; to mark, either with a hot iron or with a stencil plate. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition An ancient mode of punishment, which was to inflict a mark on an offender with a hot iron. This barbarous punishment has been generally disused. … [Read more...] about BRAND

To rebound, such as a ball that strikes the ground and returns in the opposite direction. Can be used to describe stocks that fall and then rise in price. … [Read more...] about BOUNCE

Dutch. In old New York law. A farm; a farm on which the farmer's family resided. … [Read more...] about BOUWERTE