Equinoxes
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The name given to two periods of the year when the days and nights are equal; that is, when the space ol between the rising and setting of the sun is one-half of a natural day. The vernal equinox occurs about March 21, the autumnal about Septemher 23.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The two periods of the year (vernal equinox about March 21st, and autumnal equinox about September 22d) when the time from the rising of the sun to its setting is equal to the time from its setting to its rising. See Dig. 43, 13, 1, 8.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Thetwo periods of the year (vernal equinox about Mareh 21st, and autumnal equinox about September 22d) when the time from the rising of the sun to its setting is equal to the time from its seting to its rising, See Dig. 48, 13, 1, 8.