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. […]

A certain allowance of provision from the king to his knights and servants, who attended him on any military expedition.

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

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 […]

A NEW ISSUE of DEBT or EQUITY securities where the LEAD MANAGER and participating UNDERWRITERS commit to purchasing the entire block and then distributing through their own investor bases. The […]

In relation to diamond trading, blood diamond (also called a converted diamond, conflict diamond, hot diamond, or a war diamond) refers to a diamond mined in a war zone and […]

The word “boulevard,” which originally indicated a bulwark or rampart, and was afterwards applied to a public walk or road on the site of a demolished fortification, is now employed […]

Boulwarism is a negotiation tactic named after General Electric’s former vice president Lemuel Boulware, who pioneered the strategy.

Move quickly away from a surface after hitting it; rebound

Another common term that is used when a check is used for a person that has insufficient funds.

As an adjective, denotes the condition of being constrained by the obligations of a bond or a covenant. In the law of shipping, “bound to” or “bound for” denotes that […]

In English law . Sheriffs’ officers are so called, from their being usually bound to the sheriff in an obligation with sureties, for the due execution of their office. 1 […]

The most-favored-nation tariff rate resulting from negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and incorporated as an integral component of a country

By boundary is understood, in general, every separation, natural or artificial, which marks the confines or line of division of two contiguous estates. Trees or hedges may be planted, ditches […]

A boundary object is a concept in sociology to describe information used in different ways by different communities. They are plastic, interpreted differently across communities but with enough immutable content […]

The function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation.

a lawsuit that determines the boundaries of lands and is a dispute between 2 adjoining land owners.

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

In American law . Visible marks or objects at the ends of the lines drawn in surveys of land, showing the courses and distances. Biirrill.

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

A gratuity, or an unusual or additional benefit conferred upon, or compensation paid to, a class of persons. Iowa v. McFarland, 110 U. S. 471, 4 Sup. Ct. 210, 28 […]

Portions of the public domain given to soldiers for military services, by way of bounty.

A name given to a royal charter, which was confirmed by 2 Anne, c. 11, whereby all the revenue of first-fruits and tenths was vested in trustees, to form a […]

In old French law. An assemblage of houses surrounded with walls; a fortified town or village. In old English law . A borough, a village.

In old French law. The Inhabitant of a bourg, (q. v.) A person entitled to the privileges of a municipal corporation ; a burgess.