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Definition (1910 Edition)

1903, § 94. Either personal violence or the reasonable apprehension there of, or a systematic course of ill treatment affecting health and endangering life. -Morris v. Morris, 14 Cal. 79, 73 Am. Dec. 615; Harratt v. Harratt, 7 N. H. 198, 26 Am. Dec. 730; Carpenter v.° Carpenter, 30 Kan. 712, 2 Pac. 122, 46 Am. Rep. 108. Any conduct constituting aggravated or inhuman fll-treatment, having regard to the physical and temperamental constitution of the parties and all the surrounding circumstances.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.