The instrument embodying the contract or agreement of bottomry. The true definition of a bottomry bond, in the sense of the general maritime law, and independent of the peculiar regulations of the positive codes of different commercial nations, is that it is a contract for a loan of money on the bottom of the ship, at an extraordinary interest, upon maritime risks, to be borne … [Read more...] about BOTTOMRY BOND
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BOUNTY HUNTER
A hired professional who hunts criminal defendants who have fled and missed (skipped) their bail and secures them for return to the authorities. … [Read more...] about BOUNTY HUNTER
BRACKET CREEP
The movement to a higher tax bracket in a subtle fashion that is not particularly conspicuous. … [Read more...] about BRACKET CREEP
BOUCHE
Fr. The mouth. An allowance of provision. Avoir bouche a court; to have an allowance at court; to be in ordinary at court; to have meat and drink scot free there. Blount; Cowell. … [Read more...] about BOUCHE
BOURG
In old French law. An assemblage of houses surrounded with walls; a fortified town or village. In old English, law. A borough, a village. … [Read more...] about BOURG