Expeditation
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A cutting off the claws or ball of the fore feet of mastiffs, to prevent their running after deer. Cart, de For. c. 17; Spelman; Cowell; 2 Bl. Comm. 393, 417.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In old forest law. A cutting off the claws or ball of the forefeet of mastiffs or other dogs, to prevent their running after deer. Spelman; Cowell.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A cutting off the claws or ball of the forefeet of mastiffs, to prevent their running after deer. Spelman; Cowell,
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
In forest law. The act or mode of expeditating dogs; otherwise called lawing (q. v.) 3 Bl. Com. 72. Spelman, voc. Expeditare.