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Race

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The term primarily means an ethnical stock; a great division of mankind having in common certain distinguishing physical peculiarities constituting a comprehensive class appearing to be derived from a distinct primitive source. A tribal or national stock, a division or subdivision of one of the great racial stocks of mankind distinguished by minor peculiarities. The word “race’* connotes descent; In re Ilalladjian, 174 Fed. 834.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A tribe, people or nation, belonging or supposed to belong to the same stock or lineage. "Race, color or previous condition of servitude." Const U. S., Am. XV.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

See Citizen, Amendment, XIV; Color, 1; Slavery.