Infusion

In medical jurisprudence. A pharmaceutical operation, which consists in pouring a hot or cold fluid upon a substance whose medical properties it is desired to extract. The product of this operation. Although "infusion" differs from "decoction," they are said to be ejusdem genens; and in the case of an indictment which charged the prisoner with giving a decoction, and the evidence was that he had given an infusion, the difference was held to be immaterial. 3 Campb. 74. meaning given by Spelman of artifice, fraud (ingin). A machine (Spelman), especially for warlike purposes; also, for navigation of a ship (Du Cange). INGENUI (Lat.)

In Civil law. Those freemen who were born free. Vicat. They were a class of freemen, distinguished from those who, born slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom. The latter were called, at various periods, sometimes liberti, sometimes libertini. An unjust or illegal servitude did not prevent a man from being ingenuus. INGENUITAS (Law Lat.) Manumission; liberty. INGENUITAS REGNI (Law Lat.)

In old English law. The freemen, yeomanry, or commonalty of the kingdom. Cowell. Applied sometimes also to the barons. Id.

In Medical Jurisprudence. A pharmaceutical operation, which consists in ix>uring a hot or cold fluid upon a substance whose medical properties it is desired to extract. The product of this operation. An infusion differs from a decoction in that the latter is produced by boiling the drug. Although infusion differs from decoction, they are said to be ejusdem generis; and in the case of an Indictment which charged the prisoner with giving a decoction, and the evidence was that he had given an Infusion, the difference was held to be Immaterial; 3 Campb. 74. IN GEN I UM (Lat. of middle ages). A net or hook. Du Cange; hence, probably, the meaning given by Spelman of artifice, fraud (engin). A machine, Spelman, Gloss., especially for warlike purposes; also, for navigation of a ship. Du Cange. INGENUI (Lat). In Civil Law. Those freemen who were bom free. Vlcat, Vocab. They were a class of freemen, distinguished from those who, born slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom: the latter were called, at various periods, sometimes liberti, sometimes Ubertini. An unjust or Illegal servitude did not prevent a man from being ingenuus.

In medical jurisprudence, The process of steeping in liquor; an operation by which the medicinal qualities of a substance may be extracted by a liquor without boiling. Also the product of this operation. “Infusion” and “decoction,” though not identical, are ejusdem generis in law. 3 Camp. 74. See Decocrion.

med. jur. A pharmaceutical operation, which consists in pouring a hot or cold fluid upon a substance, whose medica] properties it is desired to extract. Infusion is also used‘for the product of this operation. Although infusion differs from decoction, (q. v.) they are said to be. eyusdum generis, and in the case of an indictment which charged the prisoner with giving a decoction, and the evidence was that he had given an infusion, the difference was held to be immaterial. 3 Camp. R. 74.