Law Dictionary Definitions

bilateral act.See ACT.[Blacks Law 8th]

bilanciis deferendis (b<<schwa>>-lan-shee-is def-<<schwa>>r-en-dis).Hist. An obsolete writ ordering a corporation to carry weights to a given place to weigh wool licensed for transportation.[Blacks Law 8th]

bilan (bee-lahn). [French “balance sheet”] Civil law. A book used by bankers and merchants to record all that they owe and all that is owed to them; a balance sheet.[Blacks Law 8th]

bilagines (bI-lay-j<<schwa>>-neez). [Law Latin] Hist. Town bylaws; laws made by a town’s inhabitants for their own government.[Blacks Law 8th]

bilateral,adj. Affecting or obligating both parties <a bilateral contract>.[Blacks Law 8th]

bigamy,n.1. The act of marrying one person while legally married to another. • Bigamy is distinct from adultery. It is a criminal offense if it is committed knowingly. In 1878, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the government was not constitutionally prohibited from banning Mormon polygamy.Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. (8 Otto) 145 (1878).…

bigamus (big-<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>s), n. Hist. 1.One who commits bigamy; a bigamist. 2. A man who marries a widow, or who remarries. • Under ecclesiastical law, a bigamus could be denied benefit of clergy.[Blacks Law 8th]

bigamous (big-<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>s), adj.1. (Of a person) guilty of bigamy. 2. (Of a marriage) involving bigamy.[Blacks Law 8th]

bifurcated trial.See TRIAL.[Blacks Law 8th]

bigamus (big-<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>s), n. Hist. 1.One who commits bigamy; a bigamist. 2. A man who marries a widow, or who remarries. • Under ecclesiastical law, a bigamus could be denied benefit of clergy.[Blacks Law 8th]