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bodily heir.See heir of the body under HEIR.[Blacks Law 8th]

bodily harm.See HARM. [Blacks Law 8th]

bocland. See BOOKLAND. [Blacks Law 8th]

bockland. See BOOKLAND. [Blacks Law 8th]

boc (bok), n. Hist. A written document, esp. one that conveys land. — Also spelled bock[Blacks Law 8th]

pro bono publico (proh boh-noh p<<schwa>>b-li-koh orpoo-bli-koh). [Latin] Hist. For the public good. Cf. PRO PRIVATO COMMODO. [Blacks Law 8th]

pro bono et malo (proh boh-noh et mal-oh). [Latin] For good and ill. See DE BONO ET MALO. [Blacks Law 8th]

pro bono (proh boh-noh), adv. & adj.[Latin pro bono publico “for the public good”] Being or involving uncompensated legal services performed esp. for the public good <took the case pro bono> <50 hours of pro bono work each year>. [Cases: Attorney and Client 132. C.J.S. Attorney and Client §§ 299–303.] “The bar in this country…

problem-oriented policing. A method that law-enforcement officers use to reduce crime by identifying and remedying the underlying causes of criminal incidents rather than merely seeking basic information (such as the identity of the perpetrator) about the crime being investigated. [Blacks Law 8th]

probatum (proh-bay-t<<schwa>>m), n.[Latin] Something conclusively established or proved; proof. Pl. probata. Cf. ALLEGATUM. [Blacks Law 8th]