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balance of sentence suspended.A sentencing disposition in which a criminal defendant is sentenced to jail but credited with the time already served before trial, resulting in a suspension of the remaining sentence and release of the defendant from custody. Cf. SENTENCED TO TIME SERVED.[Blacks Law 8th]

balance of probability.See PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

balanced economy.See ECONOMY. BALANCED FUND balanced fund.See MUTUAL FUND. BALANCE OF CONVENIENCE balance of convenience.A balancing test that courts use to decide whether to issue a preliminary injunction stopping the defendant’s allegedly infringing or unfair practices, weighing the benefit to the plaintiff and the public against the burden on the defendant.[Blacks Law 8th]

balance,vb.1. To compute the difference between the debits and credits of (an account) <the accountant balanced the company’s books>.2. To equalize in number, force, or effect; to bring into proportion <the company tried to balance the ratio of mid-level managers to assembly-line workers>.3. To measure competing interests and offset them appropriately <the judge balanced the…

Baker v. Selden doctrine.See MERGER DOCTRINE (1).[Blacks Law 8th]

bait advertising.See BAIT AND SWITCH. BAIT AND SWITCH bait and switch.A sales practice whereby a merchant advertises a low-priced product to lure customers into the store, only to induce them to buy a higher-priced product. • Most states prohibit the bait and switch when the original product is not actually available as advertised. — Also…

bail to the sheriff.See BAIL(4).[Blacks Law 8th]

bailsman. See BAILER(1). BAIL TO THE ACTION bail to the action.See BAIL(4).[Blacks Law 8th]

bailout stock.See STOCK. BAILPIECE bailpiece. 1.Hist. A document recording the nature of the bail granted to a defendant in a civil   action; specif., a surety issued to attest the act of offering bail 2. More modernly, a warrant issued to a surety upon which the surety may arrest the person bailed by him. •…

bailor (bay-loror bay-l<<schwa>>r).1. A person who delivers personal property to another as a bailment. — Also spelled bailer. 2.BAILER(1).[Blacks Law 8th]