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Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

To visit often; to resort to often or habitually. 109 Ind. 176. To "frequent" a place is to frequently go there, or to be in the habit of going there. Therefore a conviction cannot be sustained under the Vagrant Act for "frequenting" a street, etc., with intent to commit felony, where the evidence does not show that the person has been there more than once. 14

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To visit frequently.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

To visit often; to resort to often or habitually. Green v. State, 109 Ind. 176.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

v. To visit often; to re-sert to often or habitually. Green v. State, 109 Ind. 175, 9 N. E. 781; State v. Ah Sam, 14 Or. 347, 13 Pan. 303.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

2. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually. 109 Ind. 176, 9 N. E. Rep. 7381. Frequentia actus multum operatur. The frequency of an act effects much. 4 Coke, 78; Wing. Max. p. 719, max. 192. A eontinual usage is of great effect to establish a Tight.