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Obloquy

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

Censure; odium, reproach. See 70 Cal. 275. OBRA (Spanish; from Lat. opera).

In Spanish law. Work. Obras, works or trades; those which men Carry on in houses or covered places. White, New Recop. bk. 1, tit. 5, c. 3, § 6. OBREPTIO (Lat. from obrepere, to creep upon). The obtaining a thing by fraud or surprise. Calv. Lex. Called, in Scotch law, "obreption."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Blame; reprehension; that which exposes one to censure or reproach. See 70 Cal. 270, 11 Pac. 713.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Censure; reproach. Bettner V. Holt, 70 Cal. 275, 11 Pac. 713. 0BREPTI0N. Acquisition of escheats, etc., from a sovereign, by making false representations. Bell, Die. Subi option; Calv. Lex.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To expose one to "obloquy" is to expose him to censure and reproach, as the latter terms are synonymous with "obloquy." Bettner v. Holt, 70 Cal. 275, 11 Pan. 716.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Tosxpose one to “obloquy” is to expose him to censure and reproach, as the latter terms are synonymous with “obloquy.” 70 Cal. 275, 11 Pac. Rep. 716.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

^ Censure; reproach. To expose one to obloquy is to expose him to censure and reproach,-- these words being synonymous ■with "obloquy." 5