Pilfer

In its popular sense, to steal.* See Hook., PILLORY. A contrivance for inflicting punishment by exposing the offender to public disgrace. a frame of wood erected on a post or posts, with movable boards containing holes through which the head and hands were put. First appointed for fraudulent bakers and such as used false weights. In use in the American colonies; now abolished, except in Delaware.** The punishment of standing in the pillory shall not be inflicted." Hoy, 118 m. 534 (1886); 26 Am. Law Reg. 168-73 (1887), oases; 24 Cent. Law J. 515-18 (1887), cases; 20.\m. Law Rev. 80-92(1836), cases; 4 Kan. Law J. 145 (1886)

— Ohio Law Bulletin. As to death ot patient by accident, see 21 Cent. Law J. 267-69 (1886), cases. > Roosa V. Boston Loan Co., 132 Mass. 439 (1882). 2 Madden v. Blain, 66 Ga. 49 (1880). ' Landon v. Humphrey, 9 Conn. 209, 215 (1832). « Becket v. Sterrett, 4 Blackt. *o00 (1838). « See Rex v. Beardmore, 2 Burr. »792 (1859); 1 Chitty, Cr. L. 797; 4 Steph. Com. 443, note; 1 Mc Masters, By 56 Geo. in (1816), abolished in all cases except perjury; and by 7 'Will. TV (1837), abolislied absolutely in general terms without exception.'