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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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