Burning
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Kinney (1893), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
See "Accident;" "Fire."
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
The act of subjecting to fire or heat; the act of consuming by fire or heat; in the law of arson the act of consuming with fire. Burning in the hand: burning on the brawn of the left thumb, ancientlj' inflicted upon lay offenders who were allowed the benefit of clergy, in order to prevent its allowance a second time.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
vide Accident, Arson, Fire, accidental.