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Contracts. An agreement in writing, under seal, by which a man transfers the right or interest he has in goods and chattels, to another. As the law imports a consideration when an agreement is made by deed, a bill of sale alters the property. 2. The Act of Congress of January 14, 1793, 1 Story, L. U. S. 276, provides, that when any ship or vessel which shall have been … [Read more...] about BILL OF SALE

To obligate; to bring or place under definite duties or legal obligations, particularly by a bond or covenant; to affect one., in a constraining or compulsory manner with a contract or a judgment. So long as a contract, an adjudication, or a legal relation remains in force and virtue, and continues to impose duties or obligations, it is said to be "binding." A man is bound by … [Read more...] about BIND

The official hospital certificate that sets forth the place and the date of a person's birth. … [Read more...] about BIRTH CERTIFICATE

English commercial law. When a merchant i's ignorant of the real quantities or qualities of any goods consigned to him, so that he is unable to make a perfect entry of them, he is required to acquaint the collector or comptroller of the circumstances and such officer is authorized, upon the importer or his agent making oath that he cannot, for want of full information, make a … [Read more...] about BILL OF SIGHT

contracts. These words are applied to the contract entered into, between a master and an apprentice the latter is said to be bound. 2. In order to make a good binding, the consent of the apprentice must be had, together with that of his father, next friend, or some one standing in loco parentis. Whether a father has, by the common law, a right to bind out his child, during his … [Read more...] about BIND or BINDING