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Sodomite

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

One who has been guilty of sodomy. Formerly, such offender was punished with great severity, and was deprived of the power of making a will.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

One who has been guilty of sodomy. Formerly such offender was punished with great severity, and was deprived of the power of making a will.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

One who has bcen guilty of sodomy.