Fictitious names applied to pieces of land, and used as examples in the old books. … [Read more...] about BLACK ACRE AMD WHITE ACRE
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BLACK-LIST
A list of persons marked out for special avoidance, antagonism, or enmity on the part of those who prepare the list or those among whom it Is Intended to circulate; as where a trades union "blacklists" workmen who refuse to conform to its rules, or where a list of insolvent or untrustworthy persons is published by a commercial agency or mercantile association. Masters v. Lee, … [Read more...] about BLACK-LIST
BLANK ENDORSEMENT
See blank indorsement. When a negotiable instrument is endorsed by the payee but does not name anyone specific who is to be paid. … [Read more...] about BLANK ENDORSEMENT
BLIND TRUST
A trust managed by a trustee where the beneficiary or owner of the trust has no knowledge of its true contents. Commonly used by public officials to avoid the appearance of impropriety (by investing in companies whose shares of stock may be held by the trust.) … [Read more...] about BLIND TRUST
BLACK ACT
The statute 9 Geo. I. c. 22, so called because it was occasioned by the outrages committed by persons with their faces blacked or otherwise disguised, who appeared in Epping Forest, near Waltham, in Essex, and destroyed the deer there, and committed other offenses. Repealed by 7 & 8 Geo. IV. c 27. … [Read more...] about BLACK ACT