A state of open enmity; open war. Wolff, Dr. de la Rat. Section 1191. Hostility, as it regards individuals, may be permanent or temporary; it is permanent when the individual is a citizen or subject of the government at war, and temporary when he happens to be domiciliated or resident in the country of one of the belligerents; in this latter case the individual may throw off … [Read more...]

One that kills his guest or host. … [Read more...]

In Norman and old English law, this was the title of the officer in a monastery charged with the entertainment of guests. It was also applied (until about the time of Queen Elizabeth) to an innkeeper, and afterwards, when the keeping of horses at livery became a distinct occupation, to the keeper of a livery stable, and then (under the modern form "ostler") to the groom in … [Read more...]

An inn; a household. See Cromwell v. Stephens, 2 Daly (N. Y.) 17. … [Read more...]

Criminal Law, generally, an exception to the rule requiring a police officer have an arrest warrant and enter a private home, usually in the context of a police officer chasing down a criminal who has committed a crime (such as receiving illegal drugs) and has entered a home. The police officer may enter the home, without a warrant, in order to prevent the alleged criminal from … [Read more...]