Law terminology · MLC-0107

Law terms: B (12)

• bailSecurity (usually in the form of money) given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal...
• bankruptcyA legal case governed primarily by title 11 of the U.S. Code (the Bankruptcy Code) - over which the federal...
• Bankruptcy administratorAn officer of the federal judiciary serving in one of the six judicial districts in Alabama and North...
• Bankruptcy codeThe informal name for title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532) the federal bankruptcy law.
• bankruptcy courtThe bankruptcy judge(s) in regular active service in each district; a unit of the district court.
• bankruptcy estateAll legal or equitable interests of the debtor at the time of the bankruptcy filing. The estate includes all...
• Bankruptcy judgeA judicial officer of the U.S. district court who presides over bankruptcy cases and proceedings.
• Bankruptcy petitionThe document filed by the debtor (in a voluntary case) or by creditors (in an involuntary case) that...
• bench trialTrial by a judge without a jury.
• briefA written statement submitted in a trial or appellate proceeding that explains one side's legal and factual...
• burden of proofThe duty to prove disputed facts. In civil cases, a plaintiff generally has the burden of proving their case...
• Business bankruptcyA bankruptcy case in which the debtor is a business or an individual involved in business and the debts are...

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