Boussole

In French marine law. A compass; the mariner's Compaq

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Bouwerye

Dutch. In old New York law. A farm; a farm on which the farmer’s family resided

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Bourse

Fr. Au exchange; a stock-exchange

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Bourse De Commerce

In the

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Bourg

In old Frenob law. An assemblage of houses surrounded with walls; a fortified town or village

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Bourgeois

In old French law. The Inhabitant of a bourg, (q. v

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Bounds

In the English iaw of mines, the trespass committed by a person who excavates minerals under-ground beyond the boundary of hls land is called “working out of bounds.”

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Bounty

A gratuity, or an unusual or additional benefit conferred upon, or com-pensatlon paid to, a class of persons. Iowa v. McFarland, 110 U. S. 471, 4 Sup. Ct. 210, 28 L. Ed. 198

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Bounded Tree

A tree marking or standing at the 'corner of a field or estate

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Bounders

In American law. Visible marks or objects at the ends of the lines drawn in surveys of land, showing the cours-es and distances. Burrill

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Bound Bailiffs

In English law. Sheriffs* officers are so called, from thelr being usually bound to the sheriff in an obligation with sureties, for the due execution of thelr office. 1 Bl. Comm. 345, 346

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Boundary

By boundary is under-stood, in general, every separatlon, natural or artificial, whlch marks the confines or line of division of two contiguous estates. Trees or hedges may he planted, ditches may be dug, walls or inclosures may be erected, to serve as boundaries. But we most usually understand by boundaries stones or pieces of wood inserted in the earth on the confines of the two estates. Civ. Code La. art 826

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Boulevard

The word “boulevard," whlch originally indicated a bulwark or ram-part, and was afterwards applled to a pub-lic walk or road on the site of a demolished fortification, is now employed in the same sense as publlc drive. A park is a piece of ground adapted and set apart for purposes of ornament, exercise, and amusement It is not a street or road, though carriages may pass through it

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Bound

As an adjective, denotes the condition of being constralned by the obligations of a bond or a covenant. In the law of shipping, “bound to” or “bound for” de-notes that the vessel spoken of is Intended or designed to make a voyage to the place named

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Bough Of A Tree

In feudal law. A symbol which gave seisin of land, to hold of the donor in capite

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Bought And Sold Notes

when a broker is employed to buy and sell goods, he is accustomed to give to the buyer a note of the sale, commonly called a “sold note,” and to the seller a like note, commonly call-ed a "bought note,” in his own name, as

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Bouche

Fr. The mouth. An allowance of provision. Avoir bouche d court; to have an allowance at court; to be in ordinary at court; to have meat and drink scot-free there. Blount; Cowell

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Budge Of Ooubt

T, or BUDGE OF OOUBT. A certain allowance of provision from the klng to his knights and servants, who attended him on any military expedition

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Bottomry

In maritime law. A con-tract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship borrows money for the use, equipment, or repair of the vessel, and

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Bottomry Bond

The instrument embodying the contract or agreement of bot-tomry

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Buthna

or BUTHNA. In old Scotch law. A park where cattle are inclosed and fed. Bothna also signifies a barony, lord-ship, etc. Skene

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Bottomage

L. Fr. Bottomry

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Botha

In old English law. A booth, stall, or tent to stand in, in fairs or markets. Cowell

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Boothage

M, or BOOTHAGE. Customary dues paid to the lord of a manor or soil, for the pitchlng or standing of booths in fairs or markets

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Bote

In .old Engllsh law. A recom-*pense or compensation, or profit or advan-tage. Also reparation or amends for any damage done. Necessaries for the mainte-nance and carrying on of husbandry. An allowance; the ancient name for estovers

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