Law Dictionary Definitions

blue books.See SESSION LAWS. [Blacks Law 8th]

Bluebook. The citation guide — formerly titled A Uniform System of Citation — that is generally considered the authoritative reference for American legal citations. • The book’s complete title is The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. Although it has been commonly called the Bluebook for decades, the editors officially included Bluebook in the title…

  Blue Book. 1. A compilation of session laws. See SESSION LAWS(2).2. A volume formerly published to give parallel citation tables for a volume in the National Reporter System. 3.English law. A government publication, such as a Royal Commission report, issued in a blue paper cover.[Blacks Law 8th]

blue-blue-ribbon jury.See blue-ribbon jury under JURY.[Blacks Law 8th]

BLS.abbr.BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. [Blacks Law 8th]

blotter.1.ARREST RECORD. 2.WASTE BOOK.[Blacks Law 8th]

blood test.The medical analysis of blood, esp. to establish paternity or (as required in some states) to test for sexually transmitted diseases in marriage-license applicants. See SEROLOGICAL TEST. BLOODWITE bloodwite.Hist. 1.EFFUSIO SANGUINIS(1).2.EFFUSIO SANGUINIS(2).3. The right to levy a fine involving the shedding of blood. 4. The exemption from the payment of a fine involving the…

blood relative.See RELATIVE. [Blacks Law 8th]

blood money. 1.Hist. A payment given by a murderer’s family to the next of kin of the murder victim. — Also termed wer. 2. A reward given for the apprehension of a person charged with a crime, esp. capital murder.[Blacks Law 8th]

blood-grouping test.A test used in paternity and illegitimacy cases to determine whether a particular man could be the father of a child, examples being the genetic-marker test and the human-leukocyte antigen test. • The test does not establish paternity; rather, it eliminates men who could       not        be         the        father.   See…