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;bad faith:Intentionally misleading someone else, whether by doing or not doing something; acting in a manner contrary to one's actual intention; an intentional failure to act honestly and openly. Also called ''male fides''. | ;bad faith:Intentionally misleading someone else, whether by doing or not doing something; acting in a manner contrary to one's actual intention; an intentional failure to act honestly and openly. Also called by its Latin name, ''male fides''. | ||
;barrister & solicitor:A lawyer. a person licenced to practice law in a particular jursidiction. In England barristers do trial work and solicitors draft legal documents. In Canada, lawyers are both barristers and solicitors. | ;barrister & solicitor:A lawyer. a person licenced to practice law in a particular jursidiction. In England barristers do trial work and solicitors draft legal documents. In Canada, lawyers are both barristers and solicitors. | ||
;beneficiary:The person for whose benefit a trustee holds property. the recipient or intended recipient of property passed in a will. | ;beneficiary:The person for whose benefit a trustee holds property. the recipient or intended recipient of property passed in a will. | ||
;bill:A lawyer's statement of account. Also, draft legislation presented by government to the Legislature or Parliament for approval. | ;bill:A lawyer's statement of account. Also, draft legislation presented by government to the Legislature or Parliament for approval. | ||
;binding:A requirement or obligation to honour and abide by a contract or order of the court. for example, a judge's order is binding in the sense that it must be obeyed or a certain punishment will be imposed. Also refers to the principle that a higher court's decision on a point of law must be followed by a lower court. | ;binding:A requirement or obligation to honour and abide by a contract or order of the court. for example, a judge's order is binding in the sense that it must be obeyed or a certain punishment will be imposed. Also refers to the principle that a higher court's decision on a point of law must be followed by a lower court. | ||
;bona fide:A Latin phrase meaning | ;bogus:Not including funny definitions | ||
;bona fide:A Latin phrase meaning ''in good faith''; doing something honestly and openly, without the intention of misleading or causing harm to someone else. | |||
;breach of contract:Acting or failing to act in a manner contrary to the terms of the agreement. In family law, a breach of a term of a family agreement may give rise to a cause of action for the other party, but the breach is unlikely to allow the other party to treat the agreement as if it were cancelled or void. | ;breach of contract:Acting or failing to act in a manner contrary to the terms of the agreement. In family law, a breach of a term of a family agreement may give rise to a cause of action for the other party, but the breach is unlikely to allow the other party to treat the agreement as if it were cancelled or void. | ||
;brief:A written argument. a memorandum of law. A brief is usually presented to a judge as a summary of an argument or a summary of the law on a particular issue. | ;brief:A written argument. a memorandum of law. A brief is usually presented to a judge as a summary of an argument or a summary of the law on a particular issue. | ||
