Shave

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Abbott (1879)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Sometimes used to denote the act of obtaining the property of another by oppression and extortion; but it also denotes the buying of existing notes and other securities for money, at a discount. 2 Denio (N. Y.) 293, 300.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To deceive; to defraud. See 10 Barb. (N. Y.) 406.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

To buy any security for money at a discount. Stone v. Cooper, 2 Denio (N. Y.) 293; also, to obtain the property of another by oppression and extortion. Id.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

While "shave" is sometimes used to denote the act of obtaining the property of another by oppression and extortion, it may be used in an innocent sense to denote the buying of existing notes and other securities for money, at a discount. Hence to charge a man with using money for shaving is not libelous per se. See Stone v. Cooper, 2 Denio (N. Y.) 301; Trentham v. Moore, 111 Tenn. 346, 76 S. W. 904; Bron-sen v. Wiman, 10 Barb. (N. Y.) 428.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

To buy any security for money, at a discount; also, to obtain the property of another by oppression and extortion. To charge a man with using money lor " shaving ",is not, -within those senses, libelous per se.'

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

While " shave " is sometimes used to denote the act of obtaining the property of another by oppression and extortion, it may be used in an innocent sense to denote the buying of existing notes and other securities for money, at a discount. Hence to charge a man with using money for shaving is not libellous per Be. Stone v. Cooper, 2 Den. 293.