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best-efforts contract.See CONTRACT.[Blacks Law 8th]

best efforts.Diligent attempts to carry out an obligation <the contractor must use best efforts to complete its work within the stated time>. • As a standard, a best-efforts obligation is stronger than a good-faith obligation. Best efforts are measured by the measures that a reasonable person in the same circumstances and of the same nature…

best bid.See BID(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

bespeaks-caution doctrine.Securities. The principle that if soft information in a prospectus is accompanied by cautionary language that adequately warns investors that actual results or events may affect performance, then the soft information may not be materially misleading to investors. • Soft information includes forecasts, estimates, opinions, and projections about future performance. The doctrine was codified…

besluit (bi-sloyt), n.[Dutch “decision”] Roman–Dutch law. A legislative resolution or decree.[Blacks Law 8th]

besayel (bes-ay-<<schwa>>l). [Law French] Hist. 1.A writ of right used by a great-grandfather’s heirs to recover property held by the great-grandfather. See assize of mort d’ancestor under ASSIZE(6).2. A great-grandfather. — Also spelled besaiel; besaile; bisaile; besayle. Cf. AIEL; COSINAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

Bertillon     system   (b<<schwa>>r-t<<schwa>>-lon   or         bair-tee-yawn). A          system   of anthropometry once used to identify criminals by measuring and describing them. • The Bertillon system is named for Alphonse Bertillon, the French anthropologist who developed the technique early in the 20th century. It has been largely replaced by fingerprinting. Cf. ANTHROPOMETRY.…

Berry rule. The doctrine that a defendant seeking a new trial on grounds of newly discovered evidence must show that (1) the evidence is newly discovered and was unknown to the defendant   at the time of trial; (2) the evidence is material rather than merely cumulative or impeaching; (3) the evidence will probably produce…

Berne Union.Copyright. The treaty alliance of Berne Convention member nations.[Blacks Law 8th]

Berne Safeguard Clause.Copyright. A provision in the Universal Copyright Convention barring protection in Berne Union countries for the works of any country that withdraws from the Berne Union after January 1, 1951. • The purpose of the clause was to prevent countries from withdrawing from the Berne Union in favor of the more relaxed copyright-protection…