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Blackacre. A fictitious tract of land used in legal discourse (esp. law-school hypotheticals) to discuss real-property issues. • When another tract of land is needed in a hypothetical, it is often termed “Whiteacre.” “Blackacre is the most celebrated tract of land in the world of the law …. Blackacre is wholly mythical, yet totally real.…

B/L.abbr.BILL OF LADING.[Blacks Law 8th]

biz.Trademarks. A top-level domain name assigned by ICANN for use by businesses as distinct from individual, personal, or noncommercial use. See DOMAIN NAME; INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bivens action. A lawsuit brought to redress a federal official’s violation of a constitutional right. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999 (1971). • A Bivens action allows federal officials to be sued in a manner similar to that set forth at 42 USCA…

biting rule.A rule of construction that once a deed or will grants a fee simple, a later provision attempting to cut down, modify, or qualify the grant will be held void. [Cases: Deeds  124; Wills  601(2).C.J.S. Deeds § 245.][Blacks Law 8th]

bishop’s court. 1. An ecclesiastical court usu. held in the diocese cathedral and presided over by the bishop’s chancellor. 2.Hist. Eccles. law. (cap.) A court (usu.) held in the cathedral of a diocese, the judge being the bishop’s chancellor, who applied civil canon law. • The jurisdiction included appeals from the Court of Archdeacon. In…

bishopric (bish-<<schwa>>-prik).1.DIOCESE. 2. The office of a bishop. [Blacks Law 8th]

bishop. The chief superintendent and highest-ranking member of the clergy within a diocese. • The bishop is subject to the archbishop of a province. [Cases: Religious Societies  27. C.J.S. Religious Societies § 43.] “[A] bishop … has several courts under him, and may visit at pleasure every part of his diocese. His chancellor is appointed…

bi-scot.Hist. English law. A fine imposed for not repairing banks, ditches, and causeways.[Blacks Law 8th]

BIS.abbr.BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY. [Blacks Law 8th]