Avowtry
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. The crime of adultery. AVULSION (Lat. avellere, to tear away). The removal of a considerable quantity of soil from the land of one man, and its deposit upon or annexation to the land of another, suddenly and by the perceptible action of water. 2 Washb. Real Prop. 452. In such case, the property belongs to the first owner. Bracton, 221; Hargrave, Tract, de Jure Mar. j Schultes, Aq. Rights, 115-138. The perceptible character of the deposit distinguishes it from accretion (q. v.) See also," "Reliction."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In English Law. The crime of adultery.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In old English law. Adultery, v. Advowtry.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Adultery. Termes de la ley. See Advowtry.