Excessive

Tending to or marked by excess, which is the quality or state of exceeding the proper or reasonable limit or measure. Railway Ch v. Johnston, 106 Ga. 130, 32 S. E. 78.

— Excessive bail. Bail in a sum more than will be reasonably sufficient to prevent evasion of the law by flight or concealment; bail which la per se unreasonably great and clearly disproportionate to the offense involved, or shown to be so by the special circumstances of the particular case. In re Losasso, 15 Colo. 163, 24 Pac. 1080, 10 L R. A. 847; Ex parte Ryan, 44 Oal. 558; Ex parte Duncan, 53 Cal. 410; Blydenburgh v. Miles, 39 Conn. 490.

— Excessive damages. See Damages.

In order that bail required (or punishment inflicted) should be described as “excessive,” it nnust be, per se, unreasonably great and clearly disproportionate to the oifense involved, or the peculiar circumstances appearing must show ib to be so in the particular case. 44 Cal. 558; 53 Cal. 410; 39 Conn. 484,

Surpassing in amount, degree, or extent that which is usual, reasonable, proper or lawful in the particular case: as, excessive — bail, damage, distress, fine, taxation, qq. v. To constitute bail excessive it must be per se unreasonably great and clearly disproportionate to the offense involved, or the peculiar circumstances appearing must show it to be so in the particular case.^