Berra

In old law. A plain; open heath. Cowell

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Berghmayster

An officer having charge of a mine. A bailiff or chief officer among the Derbyshire miners, who, in addi-tion to his other duties, executes the ofiice of corouer among them. Blount; Cowell

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Berghmote

orBERGHMOTE. The

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Bercator

S, or BERCATOR. A shep

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Berewioa

A, or BEREWIOA. In old

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Bequest

A gift by will of persoual

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Bercaria

ln old English law, a sheepfold; also a place where the bark of trees was laid to tan

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Benevolent

l'hilauthropic; humane; having a desire or purpose to do good to men; intended for tlie conferring of benefits, rather than for gain or profit

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Bequeath

To give personal property by will to another. Lasher v. Lasher, 13 Barb. (N. ¥.) 106

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Benerth

A feudal service rendered by the tenant to hls lord with plow and cart. Cowell

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Benevolence

The doing a kind or helpful action towards another, under no obligation except an ethical one

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Beneficium

In early fendal law

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Benefit

Advantage; profit; priv-ilege, Fitch v. Bates, 11 Barb. (N. Y.) 473; Synod of Dakota v. State, 2 S. D. 366, 50 N. W. 632, 14 L. R. A. 418; winthrop Co. v. Clinton, 196 Pa. 472, 46 Atl. 435, 79 Am. St Rep. 729

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Benefice

Fr. In French law. A benefit or advantage, and particularly a privilege given by the law rather than by the agreement of the parties

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Beneficial

Tending to the benefit of a person; yielding a profit, advantage, or benefit; enjoying or entitled to a benefit or profit. In re Importers’ Exchange (Com. Pl.) 2 N. V. Supp. 257; Regina v. Vange, 3 Adol. & El. (N. S.) 254. This term is applied both to estates (as a “beneficial Interest”) and to persons, (as “the beneficial owner.”

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Bene

Lat. well; in proper form; le-gally; sufficiently

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Below

In practice. Inferior; of inferior jurisdiction, or jurisdiction in the first instance. The court from which a cause is removed for review is called the “court belo M7

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Bench

A seat of judgment or tribunal for tbe administration of justice; the seat occupied by judges in courts; also the court itself, as the “King’s Bench,” or the aggregate of the judges composing a court, as in the phrase “before the full bench.”

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Belligerent

In iuternational lnw. A term used to designate either of two na-tions wbicb are actually in a state of war with each other, as well as thelr allies ac-tively co-operating; as distinguished from a nation which takes no part in the war and maintains a strict indifference as te-tweeu the contending parties, called a “neutral.” TT. S. v. The Ambrose Light (D. C.) 25 Fed. 412; Johnson v. Jones, 44 111. 151, 92 Am. Dec. 159

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Bellum

Lat. In public law. war. Ah armed contest between nations; the state of those who forcibly contend with each other. Jus belli, the law of war

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Behoof

Use; benefit; profit; serv-ice; advantage. It occurs iu conveyances, e. g., “to his and their use aud behoof.” Stiles v. Japhet, 84 Tex. 91, 19 S. W. 450

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Belief

A conviction of the truth of a proposition, existing subjectively in the mind, and induced hy argument, persuasion, or proof addressed to the judgment. Keller v. State, 102 Ga. 50G, 31 S. E. 92. Belief is to be distinguished from “proof,” “evidence,” and “testimony.” See Evidence

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Behavior

Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; conduct; manners; carriage of one’s self, with respect to pro-priety and morals; deportment, webster. State v. Roll. 1 ohio Dec. 284

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Behetria

In Spanish law. Lands sit-unted in places where the inhabitants had the right to select their own lords

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Begum

In India. A lady, princess, woman of high rank

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