A type of auto insurance coverage wherein the insurer will cover the cost of bodily harm caused by the policyholder deemed at fault in an accident.
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BODMERIE, BODEMERIE, BODDE- MEREY
Belg. and Germ. Bottomry, (
BODY
A person. Used of a natural body, or of an artificial one created by law, as a Corporation . Also the main part of any instrument ; in deeds it […]
BODY BURDEN
The amount of harmful elements in a body. If the environment is polluted the body has more pollutants in it.
BODY COPY
The text part of an ad that communicates the message. A copywriter usually writes this for the company advertising.
BODY CORPORATE
A corporation .
BODY EXECUTION
This occurs when an accused is confined to jail or the person is arrested to the satisfaction of the judgement against him.
BODY LANGUAGE
Nonverbal communications sent by a person to another person. AKA kinesic communications. Refer to nonverbal communication .
BODY OF A COUNTY
A county at large, as distinguished from any particular place within it. A county considered as a territorial whole. State v. Arthur, 30 Iowa, 632; People v. Dunn, 31 App. […]
BODY OF AN INSTRUMENT
The main and operative part ; the substantive provisions, as distinguished from the recitals, title, jurat, etc.
BODY OF CREDITORS
The creditors that a party treats as a single creditor when dealing with debt.
BODY OF LAWS
An organized and systematic collection of rules of jurisprudence ; as, particularly, the body of the civil law, or corpus juris civilis .
BODY OF THE OFFENSE
the phrase that means that the crime charged has been committed by a person.
BODY POLITIC
A term applied to a corporation , which is usually designated as a ” body corporate and politic.” The term is particularly appropriate to a public corporation invested with powers […]
BODY SIZE
The standard size of the font in the body. The top of the tallest letter and the bottom of the lowest letter is used for the measurement. It is expressed […]
BODY TYPE
The font used in the text for any printed item. The headline and subheadings are not included. Serif fonts are commonly used in size 9-12 points.
BODY-MASS INDEX (BMI)
The thickness of an adult. The body weight and height are used for this number. A BMI of 19 or less is underweight . A BMI of 20-24 is average. […]
BOGEY
The slang way of refering to the performance of an investment.
BOGUS
Anything that is phony or fictitious.
BOIL THE OCEAN
A task that is impossible. An overly ambitious party takes it on knowing the resources available are not enough to get the job done.
BOILARY
Water arising from a salt well belonging to a person who is not the owner of the soil.
BOILER HORSEPOWER (BHP OR BHP)
The capacity of a bioler to make steam. A BHP is 34.5 lbs of dry steam/hour, 10 ft2 of heat, 33479 BTU, or 9.809 kilowatt/hr.
BOILER ROOM
When a salesperson uses hard selling to sell niave parties over the phone. They often lie to the people they talk to.
BOILERPLATE
1. content that is made to fit many uses. 2. a legal language institutions use printed on the back of a contract or bill. Big law firms write them and […]
BOILING POINT
The temperature when a liquid turns into a gas. For water is is 100 degrees celcuis. A solvent based liquid has a lower boiling point . Flammable liquids have a […]