Tag: BO
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Board of Inquiry
Definition of Board of Inquiry In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Board of Inquiry : A body convened by naval, army, or air force authorities to investigate and report upon the facts of any happening (e.g. the loss or destruction of service property), […]
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Board of Inquiry
Definition of Board of Inquiry In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Board of Inquiry : A body convened by naval, army, or air force authorities to investigate and report upon the facts of any happening (e.g. the loss or destruction of service property), […]
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Bottomry
Definition of Bottomry In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bottomry : See hypothecatio
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Bodily Harm
Resources See Also See actual bodily harm; assault; grievous bodily harm.
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Borstal
Definition of Borstal In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Borstal : An institution to which young offenders (aged 15 to 20 inclusive) could be sent before June 1983 instead of priso Sentence to borstal has been replaced by *detention in a young offender […]
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Borough Court
Definition of Borough Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Borough Court : An inferior *court of record for the trial of civil actions by charter, custom, or otherwise in a borough. All remaining borough courts were abolished in 1974 by the Local […]
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Borough Court
Definition of Borough Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Borough Court : An inferior *court of record for the trial of civil actions by charter, custom, or otherwise in a borough. All remaining borough courts were abolished in 1974 by the Local […]
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Books of Account
Definition of Books of Account In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Books of Account : (books of account, accounting records) Records that disclose and explain a company's financial position at any time and enable its directors to prepare its *accounts. […]
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Bomb Hoax
Definition of Bomb Hoax In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bomb Hoax : A deception in which one or more people are led to believe that an explosion is likely to occur that will cause physical injury or damage to property. A bomb hoax may constitute […]
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Bonus Issue
Definition of Bonus Issue In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bonus Issue : (bonus issue, capitalization issue) A method of increasing a company's issued capital (See authorized capital) by issuing further shares to existing company members. These […]
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Board of Education
Board Of Education History Precursor of the Department of Education; it was set up to oversee government spending on education.
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Board of Education
Board Of Education History Precursor of the Department of Education; it was set up to oversee government spending on education.
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Boundary Commissions
Definition of Boundary Commissions In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Boundary Commissions : Independent bodies established under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 to carry out periodic reviews of parliamentary constituencies for the purpose of […]
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Borough
Definition of Borough In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Borough : An area of local government, abolished as such (except in *Greater London) by the Local Government Act 1972. A *district may, however, be styled a borough by royal charter. Originally, a […]
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Board of Agriculture
Board Of Agriculture History A government department created in 1889. It became the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1955. Until the Food Standards Agency was created, it was responsible for both food production and food safety, which was seen by some to give rise to a conflict […]