Bane
Defined in 8 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A malefactor. Bracton, lib. 1, tit. 8, c. 1. BANL Forfeited goods; deodand (q. v.)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A malefactor. Bracton, L 1, t 8, c. 1.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In old English law. A malefactor; a public denunciation of a malefactor, — the same with what was called hutesium, hue and cry. V. Hutesium. i
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A malefactor. Bract, 1. 1, t. 8, Cole Also a public denunciation of a malefactor; the same with what was called “hutesium,” hue and ery. Spelman.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
In old English law. A public denunciation of a malefactor; the same with what was called hutesium, hue and cry. Spelman. See Hutesium. Bract. fol. 116. According to Cowell, who cites the same passage from Bracton, it signified the destruction or overthrow of anything, as he who was the cause of another's death was said to be le bane; a malefactor.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
this word was formerly used to signify a malefactor. Bract. 1.2, t. 8,c. 1.