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breaking of entail.See BARRING OF ENTAIL. [Blacks Law 8th]

breaking-bulk doctrine.Hist. The rule that a bailee who had lawful possession of property delivered in bulk and wrongfully took the property committed larceny only if the bailee broke the container open and took part or all of the contents. • If the bailee wrongfully took the property without opening the container, the act was theft but…

breaking bulk,n.1. The act of dividing a large shipment into smaller units. 2. Larceny by a bailee, esp. a carrier, who opens containers, removes items from them, and converts the items to personal use. — Also termed breaking bale. [Cases: Larceny  15. C.J.S. Larceny §§ 30–32, 45–48.] — break bulk,vb.[Blacks Law 8th]

breaking a patent.The act of demonstrating that a patent is invalid or unenforceable because it was used unlawfully by the patentee (esp. in violation of antitrust laws), or improperly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office because of fraud, the existence of prior art, or any other barrier to proper issuance. • Defendants in…

breaking and entering.See BURGLARY(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

breaking a close.See BREACH OF CLOSE. [Blacks Law 8th]

breaking a case. 1. The voicing by one appellate judge to another judge on the same panel of a tentative view on how a case should be decided. • These informal expressions assist the judges in ascertaining how close they are to agreement. 2. The solving of a case by the police.[Blacks Law 8th]

breaking,n. Criminal law. In the law of burglary, the act of entering a building without   permission. [Cases: Burglary  9(1). C.J.S. Burglary §§ 11–12, 14–16, 20.] “[T]o constitute a breaking at common law, there had to be the creation of a breach or opening; a mere trespass at law was insufficient. If the occupant of…

breakdown of the marriage.See IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN OF THE MARRIAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

break a house.To violently and feloniously remove or sever any part of a house or its locks.[Blacks Law 8th]