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Hurdle

Defined in 8 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In English law. A species of sledge, used to draw traitors to execution.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A sledge on which a traitor was dragged to execution. See 4 Bl. Comm. 92.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In English Law. A species of sledge, used to draw traitors to execution.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In English criminal law. A kind of sledge, on which convicted felons were drawn to the place of execution.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In English law. A drawn to execution.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In English criminal law. A kind of sledge, on which convicted felons were drawn to the place of execution.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

In old English law, a species of sledge, on which traitors were drawn to the place of execution. 3 See Treason.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

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