Fresh Pursuit
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
An immediate pursuit of an escaping criminal. The phrase does not imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay. See 27 Cal. 574; 70 Miss. 253. FRESH SUIT (Law Lat. recens insecutio).
In English law. Immediate or speedy pursuit or prosecution. The pursuit of an offender or felon as a thief immediately or as soon as possible after the robbery, including the prosecution of such pursuit until the apprehension and conviction of the offender. The object of this was to enable the party to recover his goods, which otherwise would belong to the king. Britt. c. 15. The early and speedy prosecution of a suit. St. Gloc. c. 9.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A pursuit instituted immediately, and with intent to reclaim or recapture, after an animal escaped, a thief flying with stolen goods, etc. People v. Pool, 27 Cal. 578; White v. State, 70 Miss. 253, 11 South. 632,
Defined under Fresh in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A pursuit instituted immediately, and with intent to reclaim or recapture, after an animal escaped, a thief flying with stolen goods, ete.