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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.
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