Legal Definitions B

Bailiff: a court attendant

Barrister: in England, one of two classes of legal practitioners; an English trial lawyer

Battery: an intentional or unlawful application of force to the person of another; an unlawful touching

Bench Trial: a trial in which the court determines the facts without a jury; trial by judge

Best Evidence Rule: rule of the law of evidence requiring the original writing, recording, or photograph

Burden of Proof: the burden that rests with each party to the litigation to convince the jury in a jury trial or the judge in a bench trial of that party's case