Inebriate

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

An habitual drunkard. A person rendered unfit, by habitual intoxication, to transact business.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One who so habitually indulges in intoxicating liquors as to render him mentally incompetent safely to transact his ordinary business. See 132 N. C. 243, 43 S. E. 649.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

See Habituai. Dbunkabd.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A person addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors; an habitual drunkard. Any person who habitually, whether continuously or periodically, indulges in the use of intoxicating liquors to such an extent as to stupefy his mind, and to render him incompetent to transact ordinary business with safety to his estate, shall be deemed an inebriate, within the meaning of this chapter: provided, the habit of so indulging in such use shall have been at the time of inquisition of at least one year's standing. Code N. C. 1883, § l67l. And see In re Anderson, 132 N. O. 243, 43 S. E. 649; Slate v. Ryan, 70 Wis. 676, 36 N. W. 823.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A person addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors; an habitual drunkard. Any person who habitually, whether continuously or periodically, indulges in the use of intoxieating liquors to such an extent as to stupefy his mind, and to render him incompetent to transact ordinary business with safety to his estate, shall be deemed an inebriate, within the meaning of this chapter: provided, the habit of so indulging in such use shall have been at the time of inquisition of at least one year’s standing. Code N, C, 1883, § 1671.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

See Intemperate.