Doom

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

or DOME.

In Scotch practice. Judgment; sentence. The judgment of a court formerly pronounced by the mouth of (or pronounce) for doom." The term is still retained; sentences in criminal cases ending with the words, "Which is pronounced for doom." See 2 Brown, 128.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Same as Dome.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Judgment.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Scotch law. Judicial sentence or judgment The decision or sentence of a court orally pronounced by an officer called a "dempster" or "deemster." In modern usage, criminal sentences still end with the words "which is pronounced for doom."

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

dome.

In Scots law. Judgment; sentence; the judgment of a court, formerly pronounced by the mouth of an ofl Bcer called a dempster.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In Scotch law. Judicial sentenes, or judgment. The decision or sentence of a court orally pronounced by an officer called a “dempster” or “deemster.” In modern usage, criminal sentences still end with the words “which is pronounced for doom.”

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

See Dome.