Sax. A scribe, notary, or chancellor among the Saxo,ns. … [Read more...] about BOCERAS
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BLOCK
A square or portion of a city or town inclosed by streets, whether partially or wholly occupied by buildings or containing only vacant lots. Ottawa v. Barney, 10 Kan. 270; Fraser v. Ott, 95 Cal. 661, 30 Pac. 793; State v. Deffes, 44 La. Ann. 164, 10 South. 597; Todd v. Railroad Co., 78 111. 530; Harrison v. People, 195 111. 460, 63 N. EL 191. … [Read more...] about BLOCK
BLUE CHIP
Slang for very large corporations that are deemed to be more stable. … [Read more...] about BLUE CHIP
BODILY
Pertaining to or concerning the body; of or belonging to the body or the physical constitution; not mental but corporeal. Electric R. Co. v. Lauer, 21 Ind. App. 466, 52 N. E. 703. Bodily harm. Any touching of the person of another against his will with physical force, in an intentional, hostile, and aggressive manner, or a projecting of such force against his person. People v. … [Read more...] about BODILY
BLOCK OF SURVEYS
In Pennsylvania land law. Any considerable body of contiguous tracts surveyed in the name of the same warrantee, without regard to the manner in which they were originally located; a body of contiguous tracts located by exterior lines, but not separated from each other by interior lines. Morrison v. Seaman, 183 Pa. 74, 38 Atl. 710; Ferguson v. Bloom, 144 Pa. 549, 23 Atl. 49. … [Read more...] about BLOCK OF SURVEYS
