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bare license.See LICENSE.[Blacks Law 8th]

barebones indictment.See INDICTMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

  bar date.Patents. The date by which a U.S. patent application must be filed to avoid losing the right to receive a patent. • In the U.S., the bar date for a patent application is one year after the invention is disclosed in a publication or patented in another country, or put into public use,…

bar association.An organization of members of the legal profession <several state bar associations sponsor superb CLE programs>. See BAR(2). [Cases: Attorney and Client  31. C.J.S. Attorney and Client §§ 8–9.] local bar association.A bar association organized on a local level, such as an association within a county or city. • Local bar associations are voluntary…

bannum. See BANN. BAR bar,n.1. In a courtroom, the railing that separates the front area, where court business is conducted, from the back area, which provides seats for observers; by extension, a similar railing in a legislative assembly <the spectator stood behind the bar>.2. The whole body of lawyers qualified to practice in a given…

  banns of matrimony.Family law. Public notice of an intended marriage. • The notice is given to ensure that objections to the marriage would be voiced before the wedding. Banns are still common in many churches. — Also spelled bans of matrimony. — Also termed banns of marriage. [Cases: Marriage  24.] “A minister is not…

bann,n.[Law Latin] Hist. 1.The power of a court to issue an edict, esp. one relating to the public peace. 2. The edict itself. — Also termed bannum. “An essential attribute of judicial power in the later periods is the bann, the right to command and forbid. Etymologically, bann comes from a root signifying loud speech.…

bank-statement rule.Commercial law. The principle that if a bank customer fails to examine a bank statement and any items returned with it, and report to the bank within a reasonable time any unauthorized payments because of a material alteration or forgery, the customer may be precluded from complaining about the alteration or forgery. UCC §…

bank statement.See STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

Bank Secrecy Act.A federal statute that requires banks and other financial institutions to maintain records of customers’ transactions and to report certain domestic and foreign transactions. • This act, passed by Congress in 1970, is designed to help the federal government in criminal, tax, and other regulatory investigations. 12 USCA § 1829b; 31 USCA §…