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People, 23 Colo

Categories: Constitutional

Definition (1910 Edition)

33, 46 Pac. 112, 938. LR. A. 58 Am. St. Rep. 215.—Legal cruelty. Such as will warrant the granting of a divorce to the injured party; as distinguished from such kinds or degrees of cruelty as do not, under the statutes and decisions, amount to sufticient cause for a decree. Legal cruelty may be defined to be such conduct on the part of the husband as will endanger the life, limb, or health of the wae or create a reasonable appreheneion of bodily hurt; such acts as render cohabitation unsafe, or are likely to be attended with ace fr to the person or to the health of the bedi om v. Odom, 36 Ga. 286.—Oruel and
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.