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

In India. A lady, princess, woman of high rank. Less...
BEHALF
A witness testifies on "behalf of the party who calls him, notwithstanding his evidence proves to be adverse to that party's case. Richerson v. Stern-burg, 65 111. 274. See, further, 12 Q. B. 693; 18 Q. B. 512.

A witness testifies on "behalf of the party who calls him, notwithstanding his evidence proves to be adverse to that party's case. Richerson v. Stern-burg, 65 111. 274. See, further, 12 Q. B. 693; 18 Q. B. 512. Less...
BEHAVIOR
Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; conduct; manners; carriage of one's self, with respect to propriety and morals; deportment. Webster. State v. Roll, 1 Ohio Dec. 284. Surety to be of good behavior is said to be a larger requirement than surety to keep the peace.

Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; conduct; manners; carriage of one's self, with respect to propriety and morals; deportment. Webster. State v. Roll, 1 Ohio Dec. 284. Surety to be of good behavior is said to be a larger requirement than surety to keep the peace. Less...
BEHETRIA
In Spanish law. Lands situated in places where the inhabitants had the right to select their own lords.

In Spanish law. Lands situated in places where the inhabitants had the right to select their own lords. Less...
BEHOOF
Use; benefit; profit; service; advantage. It occurs in conveyances, e. g.y "to his and their use and behoof." Stiles v. Japhet, 84 Tex. 91, 19 S. W. 450.

Use; benefit; profit; service; advantage. It occurs in conveyances, e. g.y "to his and their use and behoof." Stiles v. Japhet, 84 Tex. 91, 19 S. W. 450. Less...
BELIEF
A conviction of the truth of a proposition, existing subjectively In the mind, and induced by argument, persuasion, or proof addressed to the judgment Keller v. State, 102 Ga. 506, 31 S. E. 92. Belief is to be distinguished from "proof," "evidence," and "testimony." See EVIDENCE. With regard to things More...

A conviction of the truth of a proposition, existing subjectively In the mind, and induced by argument, persuasion, or proof addressed to the judgment Keller v. State, 102 Ga. 506, 31 S. E. 92. Belief is to be distinguished from "proof," "evidence," and "testimony." See EVIDENCE. With regard to things which make not a very deep impression on the memory, it may be called "belief." "Knowledge" is nothing more than a man's firm belief. The difference is ordinarily merely in the degree; to be judged of by the court, when addressed to the court; by the jury, when addressed to the jury. Hatch v. Carpenter, 9 Gray (Mass.) 274. The distinction between the two mental conditions seems to be that knowledge is an assurance of a fact or proposition founded on perception by the senses, or intuition; while belief is an assurance gained by evidence, and from other persons. Abbott Less...
BELLIGERENT
In international law. A term used to designate either of two nations which are actually in a state of war with each other, as well as their allies actively co-operating; as distinguished from a nation which takes no part in the war and maintains a strict indifference as between the More...

In international law. A term used to designate either of two nations which are actually in a state of war with each other, as well as their allies actively co-operating; as distinguished from a nation which takes no part in the war and maintains a strict indifference as between the contending parties, called a "neutral." U. S. v. The Ambrose Light (D. C.) 25 Fed. 412; Johnson v. Jones, 44 111. 151, 92 Am. Dec. 159. Bello parts, eedunt relpublies. Things acquired in war belong or go to the state. 1 Kent, Comm. 101; 5 C. Rob. Adm. 173, 181; The Joseph, 1 Gall. 558, Fed. Cas. No. 7,533. The right to all captures vests primarily in the sovereign. A fundamental maxim of public law. Less...
BELLUM
Lat. In public law. War. An armed contest between nations; the state of those who forcibly contend with each other. Jus belli, the law of war.

Lat. In public law. War. An armed contest between nations; the state of those who forcibly contend with each other. Jus belli, the law of war. Less...
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 below." Preliminary; auxiliary or instrumental. Bail to the sheriff is called "bail below" as being preliminary to and intended to secure the putting in More...

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 below." Preliminary; auxiliary or instrumental. Bail to the sheriff is called "bail below" as being preliminary to and intended to secure the putting in of bail above, or special ball. See BAIL. Less...
BENCH
A seat of judgment or tribunal for the 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." The collective body of the judges in More...

A seat of judgment or tribunal for the 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." The collective body of the judges in a state or nation, as distinguished from the body of attorneys and advocates, who are called the "bar." In English ecclesiastical law. The aggregate body of bishops. -Bench warrant. Process issued by the ocourt itself, or "from the bench," for the attachment or arrest of a person; either in case of ocontempt, or where an indictment has been found, or to bring in a witness who does not obey the subpoena. So called to distinguish it from a warrant, issued by a justice of the peace, alderman, or commissioner.-Benchers. In English law. Seniors in the inns of court, usually, but not necessarily, queen's counsel, elected by co-optation, and having the entire management of the property of their respective inns. Less...

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