Mankind
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), 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
Persons of the male sex; the human species. St. 25 Hen. VIII., c. 6, makes it felony to commit sodomy with mankind or beast. Females as well as males are included under the term "mankind." Fortescue, 91; Bac. Abr. "Sodomy."
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Persons of the male sex; the human species. The statute of 25 Hen. VIII. c. 6, makes it felony to commit sodomy with mankind or beast. Females as well as males are included under the term mankind. Fortescue 91; Bac. Abr. Sodomy.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The race or species of human beings. In law, females, as well as males, may be included under this term. Fortesc. 91.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Man, 1.