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BETTERMENT ACT

a law where the permanent improvements to a property that increases its value are recoverable by the occupant being paid by the owner.

BLACKJACK

a heavy metal that is covered with leather and has a flexible handle. Often carried by police and sometimes by criminals.

BLOOD TESTS

These are the blood tests that a couple are required to undergo for syphilis before they can get a marriage license.

BANK A DEAL

the term used when you lend money to a person with who you have a contract and makes the borrower into a creditor.

BOUNDARY SUIT

a lawsuit that determines the boundaries of lands and is a dispute between 2 adjoining land owners.

BLOOD FEUD

the ongoing hostility that exists between 2 families that often results in violent attacks against each other.

BUSINESS EXPENSE

These are the various legitimate expenses that are incurred during conducting a business enterprise.

BY DUE PROCESS OF LAW

This means in accordance with the fundamental principles of justice and is in conformity with the usual judicial proceedings. Se due process of law.

BLACKLIST

a list of persons that are to be avoided for one reason or another.

BOARD OF REVIEW

an organisation that has the power to review assessments made on property.

BOGUS

Anything that is phony or fictitious.

BORN ALIVE

This term applies to a small and newly delivered child with a heartbeat but does not establish a regular breathing and dies within minutes of being born.

BAD BEHAVIOR

This term is used to describe the bad conduct of a criminal while he is serving a sentence. It is the opposite of good behaviour.

BIRTH CONTROL

used to prevent a pregnancy and is practiced in several ways such as abstinence, condoms, diaphragms, jellies and oral contraceptive tablets.

BASIC PATENT

the patent in a new field that is often of great importance and is recognised by the scientific community.

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