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Nefas

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Abbott (1879)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Wrongful.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat That which is against right or the divine law. A wicked or impious thing or act. Calvin.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I That which is against right, or the divine law; a wicked or impious thing or act

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Lat. That which is against right or the divine law. A wicked or impious thing er act. Calvin.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

I. Wrong; impious action. Dies days.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

Wrong; that which is contrary to divine law. The opposite of fas.