Glossary B
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Bullying refers to repetitively teasing, ridiculing, provoking, or tormenting others through various types of irritating, harassing, or aggressive actions, such as name-calling, threats, insults, and physical injury.
Bunbury is defined as an imaginary person whose name is used as an excuse to some purpose, especially to visit a place. It means "to use the name of a fictitious person as an excuse" which is derived from Oscar Wilde's play "The Importance of Being Earnest" where the character Algernon invents an imaginary person named Bunbury as an alibi to escape from relatives. He explains to his friend, "I have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury, in order that I may be able to go down into the country whenever I choose. Bunbury is perfectly invaluable.
Bundling refers to an American practice of placing a wooden board or hanging sheets in the middle of the bed, or wrapping the body in tight clothes, to allow an unmarried couple to spend the night together without having sex.
Burden of proof refers to the obligation to establish the truth of an assertion in a court of law. In the case of the insanity plea, the Burden of proof is often on the defense.
Bureaucracy is a theory in industrial and organizational psychology that was developed by Max Weber who believed that organizations need to be structured around five (5) main principles with strict rules and regulations.
Burglary refers to a common law felony, the nighttime breaking and entering of the dwelling house of another, with the intention to commit a crime (felony or larceny ) therein.
Burial (In-ground burial) refers to disposition of the body or of its ashes from creamation by placing it first in a casket/urn and then in the ground, usually in a cemetery and usually within a vault or grave liner designed to protect the casket and prevent settling of land