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BURDEN OF GOING FORWARD – in a criminal trial,
the responsibility of the defense to present enough
evidence to create a reasonable doubt of guilt in
the court’s mind; an optional burden, as the
defense is not required to present any evidence.

BURDEN OF PROOF – in a criminal trial, the
requirement that the prosecution establish the
defendant's guilt beyond and to the exclusion of
every reasonable doubt.

BUREAU – the largest organic functional unit within a
large department. It comprises of numbers of
divisions.

BURGLARY – is the crime of breaking and entering a
house or other building belonging to another with
the intent to commit a crime therein.

BURGLARY – the unlawful entering of a building or
structure with the intent to commit a felony or
theft.

BURGUNDIAN CODE – a code which specified
punishment according to the social class of
offenders, dividing them into: nobles, middle class
and lower class and specifying the value of the life
of each person according to social status.

BURN INDICATORS – any effects of heat or partial
burning that indicate a fire's rate of development,
points of origin, temperature, duration, and time of
occurrence and the presence of flammable liquids.

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