General law

General law

Common terminology used in legal business.

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General law

The process of dividing the trial into two parts - a liability phase and a penalty phase. While both phases are tried separately, in some cases, different judges may be empaneled for the different ...

bigamy

Law; General law

The condition of being married to two persons at the same time. Having two spouses at the same time is a criminal offense.

bill

Law; General law

A draft of a proposed law which has been presented before a legislative body for approval. An approved bill is enacted as law. The term is also used to denote a statement, whereby one person ...

bill of exchange

Law; General law

A bill of exchange is an unconditional written order from one person (drawer) to another (payor), asking the latter to pay a fixed amount to a third person (payee) at a fixed date. A check is like a ...

bill of lading

Law; General law

A receipt received by the shipper of goods from the carrier, describing the type and quantity of goods being shipped, the carrying vessel, the shipper, the consignee and the port of loading and ...

bill of rights

Law; General law

The first ten amendments of the U. S. Constitution that deals with the fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed to the people, like freedom of speech, religion, due process, speedy trial to ...