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
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
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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