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disease

Defined in 5 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)

United States Code

7 U.S.C. § 8302 — in this chapter

The term “disease” has the meaning given the term by the Secretary.

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

For the purpose of furnishing an excuse for what would otherwise be a crime, "voluntary drunkenness is not regarded as a disease affecting the mind; but involuntary drunkenness, and diseases caused by voluntary drunkenness, fall, so far as they affect the mind, within that term." Steph. Cr. 22,

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In construing a policy of life insurance, it ls generally true that, before any temporary ailment can be called a "disease," it must be such as to indicate a Vice in the constitution or be so serious as to have some bearing upon general health and the continuance of life or such as, according to common understanding, would be called a "disease," Cushman v. Insurance Co., 70 N. Y. 77; Insurance Co. v. Yung, 113 Ind. 159, 15 N. E. 220, 3 Am. St Rep. 630; Insurance Co. v. Simpson, 88 Tex. 333, 31 S. W. 501, 28 L. R. A. 765, 53 Am. St Rep. 757; Delaney v. Modern Ace, Club, 121 Iowa, 528, 97 N. W. 91, 63 L. It. A. 603.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In construing a policy of life insurance, it is generally true that, before any temporary ailment can be ealled a “disease,” it must be such as to indicate a vice in the constitution, or beso serious us to have some bearing upon general health and the continuance of life, or such as, according te common understanding, would be called a “disease.” 70 N. Y.77.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

Within the meaning of a warranty in a policy of life insurance, not a temporary ailment, unless it be such as indicates a vise in the constitution, or so serious as to have a bearing upon the general health and the continuance of life, or such as in common understanding would be called a disease.' See Accident, Insurance; Disorder, 1; Epidemic; Heauth; Insanity; Inspection, 1; Nuisance; Police, 2; Quarantine, 2; Sound, 2(2); Suicide. DISENFRANCHISE; DISFRAN-