Law Dictionary Definitions

but so insane as not to be responsible.See GUILTY BUT MENTALLY ILL.[Blacks Law 8th]

but-for test.Tort & criminal law. The doctrine that causation exists only when the result would not have occurred without the party’s conduct. — Also termed (in criminal law) had-not test. See but-for cause under CAUSE(1). [Cases: Criminal Law  26; Negligence  379. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 44–45, 1110.][Blacks Law 8th]

but-for materiality.Patents. In an analysis of allegedly inequitable conduct, a test for determining the materiality of withheld information by assessing whether the withheld information, if disclosed, would have resulted in a finding of unpatentability. • Under this test — also called the objective but-for test — the issue is whether the patent would have issued…

but-for cause.See CAUSE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

bust-up merger.See MERGER. [Blacks Law 8th]

business visitor. 1.Torts. A person who is invited or permitted to enter or remain on another’s land for a purpose directly or indirectly connected with the landowner’s or possessor’s business dealings. — Also termed business invitee; business guest. See INVITEE. 2.Immigration law. A non-U.S. citizen who has a B–1 visa, which allows the person to…

business trust.See TRUST. [Blacks Law 8th]

business transaction.An action that affects the actor’s financial or economic interests, including the making of a contract.[Blacks Law 8th]

business-to-consumer e-commerce.Electronic commerce between a business and consumers over the Internet.[Blacks Law 8th]

business-to-consumer,adj. Of or relating to commerce between a business and consumers, as distinguished           from  commerce between  businesses.  —  Abbr.    B2C.     Cf. BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS.[Blacks Law 8th]