A bastard can have no heir unless it be one lawfully begotten of his own body. Tray Lat Max. 51.

A bastard is nobody’s son, or the son of the people.

The offense of begetting

legal action that is taken to compel the father to support his illegitimate child . See filiation proceeding ; paternity proceeding .

The method provided by statute of proceeding” against the putative father to secure a proper maintenance for the bastard.

In old English law , a baton, club, or staff. A term applied to officers of the wardens of the prison called the “Fleet,” because of the staff carried by […]

Land that is in controversy , or about the possession of which there is a dispute, as the lands which were situated between England and Scotland before the Union. Skene.

In old English law . Battel; the trial by combat or duellum.

1.the goods produced in a single run. 2. data treated as a unit in a procedure.

The cost required to make an amount of goods. Fixed and variable costs are considered. The cost is divided by the number made.

The quality possible under uniform conditions in the operations process.

A plant that mixes concrete or asphalt. It can be done off site or on site.

Data, instructions, or materials not processed in real time. It is used when time is not critical. They are gathered over time and sent together in one big batch.

When something is made in groups rather than continuously. Refer to line production .

A report that tells performance over time.

How many products can be made. It is used in inventory calculation.

The amount of items made in one process cycle.

Getting invoices before they are processed.

In English law . A military order of knighthood,, instituted by Richard II. The order was newly regulated by notifications in the London Gazette of 25th May, 1847, and 16th […]

In French marine law. A vessel or ship.

The chief of the French bar in its various centres, who presides in the council of discipline. Arg. Fr. Merc, law, 540.

Trial by combat; wager of battel.

In old English law . A form of trial anciently used in military cases, arising in the court of chivalry and honor, in appeals of felony, in criminal cases, and […]

This term applies to a child who has been injured as a result of being beaten by a parent.

Any unlawful beating, or other wrongful physical violence or constraint , inflicted on a human being without his consent. 2 Bish. Crim. Law,