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boteless (boht-l<<schwa>>s), adj.1.Hist. Of or relating to an offense that cannot be expiated or otherwise remedied by the payment of a fine, the offender being required to suffer loss of liberty or life. • Boteless offenses appeared in Anglo-Saxon Britain about A.D. 700. They appear to have involved treason or violence against the king. 2.Hist.…

bote (boht).Hist. 1. A compensation or profit; esp., an allowance of wood; ESTOVER(1). — Also spelled bot; boot. cartbote. See plowbote. firebote. See housebote. haybote. See HAYBOTE. hedgebote. See HAYBOTE. housebote. An allowance of wood from the estate used to repair a house or to burn in the fireplace. — Also termed firebote. plowbote. An…

Boston interest.See INTEREST(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

  borsholder (bors-hohl-d<<schwa>>r).Hist. 1. The chief of a tithing or frankpledge. 2. A petty constable. — Also termed borough-holder; borrowhead; headborough.[Blacks Law 8th]

borrowing statute.A legislative exception to the conflict-of-laws rule holding that a forum state must apply its own statute of limitations. • A borrowing statute specifies the circumstances in which a forum state will apply another state’s statute of limitations. [Cases: Limitation of Actions  2.C.J.S. Limitations of Actions § 26.][Blacks Law 8th]

tangible property.See PROPERTY [Blacks Law 8th]

tangible-personal-property memorandum.A handwritten or signed document that lists items of tangible personal property (such as jewelry, artwork, or furniture) and the persons who should receive the property upon the owner’s death. • This memorandum is a separate document from the property owner’s will, and if referred to by the will, it is a valid testamentary…

tangible personal property.See PROPERTY. [Blacks Law 8th]

tangible medium of expression.Copyright. Any material form in which a work can be expressed and communicated, either directly or through a machine. • A requirement for copyright is that the work be fixed in a tangible medium of expression. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property 12(1).] [Blacks Law 8th]

tangible evidence.See EVIDENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]