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The services involving law-related matters such as the issuing of legal opinion,filing and pleading, as well as the issuing and defending of law suits among many others.

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bait and switch

Law; General law

A type of fraud associated with retail sales, wherein the store lures customers by advertising that some products are offered at very low prices, but induces them to buy other ...

bar

Law; General law

A collective term used to denote all attorneys or lawyers who are permitted to practice in a particular jurisdiction. A bar association is an organization or body of lawyers. A ...

battery

Law; General law

Causing bodily harm to another person willfully and intentionally is called battery, which is a crime, as well as a ground for a lawsuit as a civil wrong if there is any damage.

bearer

Law; General law

As per the law of negotiable instruments, a bearer is a person who is in actual possession of a negotiable instrument, like a check, bank draft, promissory note, etc.

bench

Law; General law

A term used to denote the seat of the judge in a court room or the judge himself. It is also used as a collective term for all judges in a court.

beneficiary

Law; General law

An individual or an organization entitled to some assets or profits, through some legal device like a will, trust, insurance policy, etc.

bequests

Law; General law

Gifts of personal property left by a last will or testament.