Bruise

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In medical jurisprudence. An injury done with violence to the person, without breaking the skin. It is nearly synonymous with "contusion" (q. v.) 1 Chanc. Prac. 38. See 4 Car. & P. 381, 487, 558, 565.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A bodily injury wherein the skin is unbroken; usually no more than a temporary contusion. See n Mich. 7, 44 N. W. 158. Brukbam. (Swedish) A legitimized child conceived in rape.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In Medical Jurisprudence. An injury done with violence to the person, without breaking the skin: it is nearly synonymous with contusion (q. v.). 1 Ch. Pr. 38. See 4 C. & P. 381, 487, 558.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In medical jurisprudence. A contusion; an injury upon the flesh of a person with a blunt or heavy instrument, without solution of continuity or without breaking the skin. Shadock v. Road Co., 79 Mich. 7, 44 N. W. 158; Sinte v. Owen. 5 N. C. 452, 4 Am. Dec. 571.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In medical jurisprudence, A contusion; an injury upon the iesh of a person with a blunt or heavy instrument, with out solution of continuity, or without breaking the skin.