Tempest
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
A violent or furious storm; in the deversion, lie is so called because a current of wind rushing with extreme vio- in avowries and pleadings it is specially lence, and usually accompanied with rain or shown in what manner he is tenant in consnow. 29 U. C. C. B. 84. See Act of God; tradistinction to veray tenant, who is call- Lightning. ed simple tenant. See Hamm. N. P. 393; Veray. As to tenant paravail, see Para vail.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
Strictly speaking, a storm of extreme violencej a current of wind rushing with great velocity. Damage done by ice, at the time of high water, but in ordinary wind and weather, is not then the result of a tempest.'