Law Dictionary Definitions

prohibition. 1. A law or order that forbids a certain action. 2. An extraordinary writ issued by an appellate court to prevent a lower court from exceeding its jurisdiction or to prevent a nonjudicial officer or entity from exercising a power. — Also termed (in sense 2) writ of prohibition; (in Scots law) inhibition. Cf.…

prohibitio de vasto, directa parti (proh-h<<schwa>>-bish-ee-oh dee vas-toh, di-rek-t<<schwa>> pahr-tI). [Latin “prohibition of waste, directed to the party”] Hist. A writ issued during litigation prohibiting a tenant from committing waste. [Blacks Law 8th]  

prohibited substitution. See SUBSTITUTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

bordage (bor-dij).Hist. A type of tenure in which a tenant holds a cottage and a few acres in exchange for providing customary services to the lord. — Also termed bordagium.[Blacks Law 8th]

BOP.abbr.BUREAU OF PRISONS. [Blacks Law 8th]

booty. 1.Int’l law. Movables taken from the enemy as spoils in the course of warlike operations. — Also termed spoils of war. 2. Property taken by force or piracy; prize or loot.[Blacks Law 8th]

bootstrap sale.See SALE.[Blacks Law 8th]

bootstrap doctrine.Conflict of laws. The doctrine that forecloses collateral attack on the jurisdiction of another state’s court that has rendered final judgment. • The doctrine applies when a court in an earlier case has taken jurisdiction over a person, over status, or over land. It is based on the principle that under res judicata, the…

bootstrap,vb.1. To succeed despite sparse resources. 2. To reach an unsupported conclusion from questionable premises.[Blacks Law 8th]

bootleg recording,n. Copyright. 1. An unauthorized fixation or copy of a live or broadcast performance in a tangible medium or digital duplication made available over the Internet. — Also termed bootleg copy; underground recording; import recording. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property  67.2. C.J.S. Copyrights and Intellectual Property § 58.] 2. See PIRATE RECORDING.3.COUNTERFEIT RECORDING[Blacks Law…