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A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889

A Dictionary of Law

See Novelty; Process, 3: Residuum, 2.

In the pork-packing business, bj general usage, may not include certain portions of slaughtered hogs.^ PROFAiniTY. Compare Blasphemy. Public profane swearing from its tendency to disturb the peace, corrupt the morals of the community, and undermine the foundations of Christianity, was an indictable offense at common law. The view now is that a single utterance of a profane word is not per se indictable. If it is not spoken with a loud voice, nor with repetitions. To be indictable, the profanity should take such form, and be uttered under such circumstances, as to constitute a public nuisance.'