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basic mistake.See MISTAKE. [Blacks Law 8th]

basic-form policy.See INSURANCE POLICY. [Blacks Law 8th]

basic crops.See CROPS. [Blacks Law 8th]

base tenure.See TENURE. [Blacks Law 8th]

base service.Hist. Agricultural work performed by a villein tenant in exchange for the lord’s permission to hold the land. Cf. KNIGHT-SERVICE.[Blacks Law 8th]

base-point pricing. 1. A pricing method that adds the price at the factory to the freight charges, which are calculated as the cost of shipping from a set location to the buyer’s location. • The chosen shipping base point may be the same for all customers, or it may be a specific, established location, such…

basement court.Slang. A low-level court of limited jurisdiction, such as a police court, traffic court, municipal court, or small-claims court.[Blacks Law 8th]

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and Their Disposal.A 1992 treaty establishing formal rules and procedures for the transportation and disposal of hazardous waste across national borders. • The United States had not ratified the treaty as of 2003. — Often shortened to Basel Convention.[Blacks Law 8th]

barter,n. The exchange of one commodity for another without the use of money. — barter,vb.[Blacks Law 8th]

baseline.Int’l law.The line that divides the land from the sea, by which the extent of a state’s coastal jurisdiction is measured. [Cases: International Law  7. C.J.S. International Law §§   23–24.][Blacks Law 8th]