VIOLATION

An act done unlawfully and with force. Injury; Infringement; breach of right, duty, or law. Ravishment; seduction. … [Read more...] about VIOLATION

Fr. In French law. Rape. Barring, Ob. St. 139. … [Read more...] about VIOL

This term includes all alcoholic beverages made from the juice of the grape by the process of fermentation, and perhaps similar liquors made from apples and from some species of berries; but not pure alcohol nor distilled liquors nor malt liquors such as beer and ale. See Adler v. State, 55 Ala. 23; Reyfelt v. State, 73 Miss. 415, 18 South. 925; Lemly v. State, 70 Miss. 241, 12 … [Read more...] about VINOUS LIQUORS

See DAMAGES. … [Read more...] about VINDICTIVE DAMAGES

In Roman law. A rod or wand; and, from the use of that Instrument in their course, various legal acts came to be distinguished by the term; e. p., one of the three ancient modes of manumission was by the vindicta; also the rod or wand intervened in the progress of the old action of vindicatio, whence the name of that action. Brown. … [Read more...] about VINDICTA