One who, being the Inhabitant of a place, makes a special contract with another person for food with or without) lodging. Berkshire Woollen Co. v. Proctor, 7 Cush. (Mass.) 424. One who has food and lodging in the house or with the family of another for an agreed price, and usually under a contract! intended to continue for a considerable period of time. UHman v. State, 1 Tex. … [Read more...] about BOARDER
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BLOOD TESTS
The testing of blood for the presence of something, for example, the amount of alcohol within the bloodstream. … [Read more...] about BLOOD TESTS
BOARDING PASS
A piece of paper which passengers of transport are given which states the passenger's seat and other terms of boarding the vessel of carriage. … [Read more...] about BOARDING PASS
BLOODWIT
An amercement for bloodshed. Cowell. The privilege of taking such amercements. Skene. A privilege or exemption from paying a fine or amercement assessed for bloodshed. Cowell. … [Read more...] about BLOODWIT
BOARDING-HOUSE
A boarding house is not in common parlance, or in legal meaning, every private house where one or more boarders are kept occasionally only and upon special considerations. But it is a quasi public house, where boarders are generally and habitually kept, and which is held out and known as a place of entertainment of that kind. Oady v. McDowell, 1 Lans. (N. Y.) 486. A boarding … [Read more...] about BOARDING-HOUSE
