emission
Defined in 6 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)
United States Code
33 U.S.C. § 1901 — as used in this chapter
“discharge”, “emission”, “garbage”, “harmful substance”, and “incident” shall have the meanings provided in the Convention;
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In medical jurisprudence. The act by which any matter whatever is thrown from the body thus, it is usual to say, emission of urine, emission of semen, etc.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Medical Jurisprudence. The act by which any matter whatever is thrown from the body: thus, it is usual to say, emission of urine, emission of semen, etc. Emission is not necessary in the commission of a rape to complete the offence; 1 Hale, P. C. 628; 4 C. & P. 249; 9 id. 31; Rodgers v. State, 30 Tex. App. 510, 17 S. W. 1077; Territory v. Edie, 6 N. M. 555, 30 Pac. 851; State v. Dalton, 106 Mo. 463, 17 S. W. 700; [1891] 2 Q. B. 149. It is, however, essential in sodomy; 12 Co. 36; People v. Hodgkin, 94 Mich. 27, 53 N. W. 794, 34 Am. St. Rep. 321. But see Com. v. Thomas, 1 Va. Cas. 307. As to adultery, see that title.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
med. jur. The act, by which any matter whatever is thrown from the body; thus it is usual to say, emission of urine, emission of semen, &c. Incases of rape when the fact of penetration is proved, it may be left to the jury whether emission did or did not take place. Proof of emission would perhaps be held to be evidence of penetration. Addis. R. 148; 2 So. Car. Const. R. 351; 2 Chitty Cr. Law, 810; 1 Beck’s Med. Jur. 140.