Law Dictionary Definitions

bill of rights. 1. (usu. cap.) A section or addendum, usu. in a constitution, defining the situations in which a politically organized society will permit free, spontaneous, and individual activity, and guaranteeing that governmental powers will not be used in certain ways; esp., the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. [Cases: Constitutional Law  82(2).…

bill of revivor and supplement.See BILL(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

bill of revivor.See BILL(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

bill of review.See BILL(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

bill of redemption.See BILL(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

bill of privilege.See BILL(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

bill of peace.See BILL(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

bill of particulars.A formal, detailed statement of the claims or charges brought by a plaintiff or a prosecutor, usu. filed in response to the defendant’s request for a more specific complaint. • The bill of particulars has been abolished in federal civil actions and replaced by the motion for a more definite statement. See Fed.…

bill of parcels.See BILL(5).[Blacks Law 8th]

bill of pains and penalties.A legislative act that, though similar to a bill of attainder, prescribes punishment less severe than capital punishment. • Bills of pains and penalties are included within the U.S. Constitution’s ban on bills of attainder. U.S. Const. art I, § 9. [Cases: Constitutional Law  82.5. C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 429–431.] [Blacks…