Law Dictionary Definitions

burgator (b<<schwa>>r-gay-t<<schwa>>r).Hist. A burglar; a person who breaks into a house or an enclosed space.[Blacks Law 8th]

burgage (b<<schwa>>r-gij).Hist. 1. A type of socage tenure in which tenants paid annual rents to the lord of the borough. See SOCAGE. 2.Scots law. The tenure by which a burgh held its land of the king, the service due being watching and warding. See WATCH AND WARD. — Also termed burgage tenure.[Blacks Law 8th]

Burford abstention.See ABSTENTION.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bureaux Internationaux Reunis pour la Protection de la Propriete Intellectuelle.See INTERNATIONAL BUREAU FOR THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY . [Blacks Law 8th]

Bureau Veritas.See VERITAS.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bureau of Transportation Statistics.A unit in the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for compiling and publishing transportation statistics. — Abbr. BTS.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bureau of the Public Debt.A unit in the U.S. Department of the Treasury responsible for issuing and redeeming Treasury bills, notes, and bonds, and for managing the U.S. Savings Bond Program.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bureau of the Mint.See UNITED STATES MINT.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bureau of the Census.A unit in the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for conducting and publishing the census required by the U.S. Constitution to be taken every ten years. • Established in 1902, the Bureau also conducts other population surveys and estimates as required by law. It is a part of the Department’s Economics and…

Bureau of the Budget.See OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.[Blacks Law 8th]