Gallows
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
An erection on which to hang criminals condemned to death. GAM ACTA (Law Lat.)
In old European law. A stroke or blow. L. Boior, tit. 2, c. 4; Spelman. GAMALIS (Law Lat.)
In old European law. A child born in lawful wedlock; also one born to betrothed, but unmarried, parents. Spelman.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A structure on which to hang criminals condemned to death. In the thirteenth century there was in certain cases power given to him who caught a thief with stolen goods upoh him, to hang him, and it is said that “the manorial gallows was a' common object of tl^e country.” 1 Poll. & Maitl. 664. See Infanqenethef; Utfanq-
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A scaffold; a beam laid over either one or two posts, from which malefactors are hanged.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
An instrument on which to hang criminals condemned to death. 7