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Blockburger test.Criminal law. A test, for double-jeopardy purposes, of whether a defendant can be punished separately for convictions on two charges or prosecuted later on a different charge after being convicted or acquitted on a charge involving the same incident; a comparison of two charges to see if each contains at least one element that the…

block-booking,n. Copyright. In the licensing or use of movies, the practice by film distributors of conditioning the license or use on the acceptance of an entire package or block of films, which typically includes unwanted or inferior films. • In United States v. Loew’s, Inc., 371 U.S. 38, 83 S.Ct. 97 (1962), the U.S. Supreme…

blockage rule.Tax. The principle that a large block of stock shares may be valued at less than the total value of the individual shares because such a large block may be difficult to sell at full price. [Cases: Internal Revenue  4534; Taxation  1072. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §§ 523, 646.][Blacks Law 8th]

blockade.Int’l law.A belligerent’s prevention of access to or egress from an enemy’s ports by stationing ships to intercept vessels trying to enter or leave those ports. • To be binding, a blockade must be effective — that is, it must be maintained by a force sufficient to prevent access to ports. — Also termed simple…

block,n.1. A municipal area enclosed by streets <three blocks away>. See LOT (1).2. A quantity of things bought or sold as a unit <a block of preferred shares>.[Blacks Law 8th]

bloc. A group of persons or political units aligned with a common interest or purpose, even if only temporarily <voting bloc>.[Blacks Law 8th]

blind trust.See TRUST.[Blacks Law 8th]

blind tiger.Slang. A place where intoxicants are illegally sold. • This term was commonly used during Prohibition. — Also termed blind pig. See PROHIBITION(3)[Blacks Law 8th]

blind selling.The sale of goods without giving a buyer the opportunity to examine them.[Blacks Law 8th]

blind plea.See PLEA(1)[Blacks Law 8th]