loyalty
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)
Definitions from Case Law
From 401 U.S. 154 - Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond · 1971Most cited · 449 citing opinions
no more than willingness to take the constitutional oath and ability to do so in good faith.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Adherence to law; faithfulness to the existing government. LUBRICUM LINGUAE NON FACILE trahendum es^t in poenam. The slipperiness of the tongue, i. e., its liability to err, ought not lightly to be subjected to punishment. Cro. Car. 117.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Adherence to law. Faithfulness to the existing government.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Adherence to law. Faithfulness to one’s prince or sovereign or to the existing government, Lubricum linguzs non facile trahendum est in ponam. Cro. Car. 117. A alip of the tongue ought not lightly to be subjected to punishment. *
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Allegiance; Treason.