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black letter law

Black letter law, also known as hornbook law, refers to standard rules that are generally known and free from doubt. The black letter law on any subject consists of the principles so fundamental in that subject and contained so frequently in hundreds of years of common law that challenging them would be extremely difficult. 

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blackletter law

In common law legal structures, blackletter laws are the well-established legal rules that are certain and no longer disputable. Blackletter law is free from doubt and generally well-known. It also means well-established case law and refers to the basic key components of a subject in the law. Essentially, it refers to legal concepts that are ancient, important, and indisputable.

blanket search warrant

A blanket search warrant is a broad authorization from a judge that allows the police to search multiple areas for evidence without specifying exactly what they are looking for and seize everything found.

bluebooking

Bluebooking refers to the process of editing and checking the form of legal citations to comply with the Bluebook's provisions for the legal citation standards. The Bluebook, formally known as The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citationis a style guide that sets forth the most widely used legal citation system in the United States, i. e., how U.S.

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board of directors

In the context of a corporation a board of directors is a group of people, selected by the shareholders, who make the major decisions for the company. The exact responsibilities of the board are governed by the company’s articles of incorporation.

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