Transgress - Law Dictionary Search Results
Forfete
To incur a penalty to transgress
Disobey
Not to obey to neglect or refuse to obey a superior or his commands the laws etc to transgress the commands of one in authority to violate as an order as refractory children disobey their parents men
break
break broke [brōk] bro·ken [brō-kən] break·ing [brā-ki] vt 1 a : violate transgress [ the law] b : to invalidate (a will) by a court proceeding 2 a : to open
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Apostare
Apostare, to violate, break, or transgress, Blount; Leg. Edw. Conf. c. 35.
Peccant
Sinning guilty of transgression criminal as peccant angels
Moderata miscericordia
on Magna Charta, which lay for him who is amerced in a Court, not of record, for any transgression beyond the quality of quantity of the offence; it was addressed to the lord of the court, or
Cy-pres
be to the testator' intention, according to law. Thus, where a testator has devised lands in a manner transgressing the rules of perpetuity and the Court can by giving the estates tail to the devisees, or any
Castigatory
called Cathedra Stercoralis, and by the Saxons scealfing stole. It was also anciently inflicted on brewers and bakers transgressing the laws, who were ducked in stercore (in stinking water), Jac. LawDict.
Saucy
Showing impertinent boldness or pertness transgressing the rules of decorum treating superiors with contempt impudent insolent as a saucy fellow
Delict
An offense or transgression against law Scots Law an offense of a lesser degree a misdemeanor
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