TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
(A)The infliction of physical, mental or emotional pain without necessity. It is most often used for grounds of a fault based divorce as small amounts of cruelty are usually sufficient to justify the divorce. (B) This word has different meanings, as it is applied to different things. Cruelty may be, 1. From husband towards the wife, or vice versa. 2. From superior towards … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
Latin, meaning He who has a right to give has the right to dispose of the gift. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A crime for willfully inflicting severe pain or suffering to an animal, including death. May also apply to malicious and gross neglect of an animal. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
Latin, meaning He who owns the soil owns it up to the sky and to its depth. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A voyage undertaken for a given purpose; a voyage for the purpose of making captures jure belli. The Brutus, 2 Gall. 538, Fed. Cas. No. 2,060. A voyage or expedition in quest of vessels or fleets of the enemy which may be expected to sail in any particular track at a certain season of the year. The region in which these cruises are performed is usually termed the "rendezvous, … [Read more...]