Law lexicon
Bind over - To hold a person for trial on bond (bail) or in jail. If the judicial official conducting a hearing finds probable cause to believe the accused committed a crime, the official will bind over the accused, normally by setting bail for the accused's appearance at trial. (This is a state court procedure.)
Bond - A written agreement by which a person insures he will pay a certain sum of money if he does not perform certain duties property.
Bound supplement - A supplement to a book or books to update the service bound in permanent form.
Booking - The process of photographing, fingerprinting, and recording identifying data of a suspect. This process follows the arrest.
Breach - The breaking or violating of a law, right, or duty, either by commission or omission. The failure of one part to carry out any condition of a contract.
Breach of contract - An unjustified failure to perform when performance is due.
Brief - A written argument by counsel arguing a case, which contains a summary of the facts of the case, pertinent laws, and an argument of how the law applies to the fact situation. Also called a memorandum of law.
Burden of proof - In the law of evidence, the necessity or duty of affirmatively proving a fact or facts in dispute on an issue raised between the parties in a lawsuit. The responsibility of proving a point (the burden of proof). It deals with which side must establish a point or points. (See standard of proof.)
Source: Jurist International
