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commerce, accounts. One in in which an account is kept of promissory notes, bills of exchange, and other bills payable or receivable: it ought to contain all that a man issues or receives. The book should show the date of the bill, the term it has to run before it becomes due, the names of all the parties to it, and the time of its becoming due, together with the amount for … [Read more...] about BILL-BOOK

The act by which a court or magistrate requires a person to enter Into a recognizance or furnish bail to appear for trial, to keep the peace, to attend as a witness, etc. … [Read more...] about BINDING OVER

A soldier's quarters in a civilian's house; or the ticket which authorizes him to occupy them. In French law. A bill or promissory note. Billet d ordre, a bill payable to order. Billet A vue, a bill payable at sight. Billet de complaisance, an accommodation bill. Billet de change, an engagement to give, at a future time, a bill of exchange, which the party is not at the time … [Read more...] about BILLET

Within a jurisdiction (such as federal or state), this refers to a decision made in the higher courts of a system on an issue that sets the legal standard that is to be followed by the lower courts for similar cases that deal with the same issue. … [Read more...] about BINDING PRECEDENT

In old English law. A bill or petition exhibited in parliament. Cowell. … [Read more...] about BILLETA