A bias is to exhibit a pre-existing inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.
In the context of evidence in criminal law, bias is used to describe the relationship between a party and a witness which...
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biased assimilation
Biased assimilation is the tendency to interpret information in a way that supports a desired conclusion. This tendency leads parties to place undue credibility on evidence that supports that conclusion while also unduly discounting...
bifurcate
Bifurcate, in the legal sense, is the dividing of a case into two stages for trial. A common division is to determine liability or guilt in the first stage and damages or punishment in the second. For example, in criminal proceedings, the...
bifurcated trial
Bifurcated trial means that the trial is conducted in two stages. A common division is to determine liability or guilt in the first stage and damages or penalties in the second. For example, in criminal proceedings, the guilt or innocence of...
bigamy
Bigamy is a marriage in which one of the parties is already legally married. Bigamy is the practice which involves having two spouses at the same time. The second marriage to someone who is already legally married is void and may be annulled...
bilateral
Bilateral means two-sided and is frequently used to refer to agreements between two countries. For example, the United States and Australia have a Bilateral trade agreement limiting tariffs or other protectionist policies between the two...
bilateral divorce
A bilateral divorce is a divorce proceeding where both parties are subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction. A bilateral divorce does not require both parties to be domiciled where the court is exercising jurisdiction, just that both...
bill
A bill is a formal or public writing or declaration of one’s claim against another:
A bill may be an equitable pleading of a claim in a court of equity. At early common law, a bill in equity was analogous to a declaration in law...bill of attainder
A bill of attainder is a piece of legislation that declares a party is guilty of a crime. Bills of attainder allow the government to punish a party for a perceived crime without first going through the trial process.
In the...
bill of exceptions
Bill of exceptions is a formal written document in which a party objects to a judge's decision or relevant evidence at trial. A bill of exceptions should include the party's objections and their basis, signed by the judge and filed with the...