Pit in United States
Pit Definition
A hole dug in the earth, which was filled with water, and in which women thieves were drowned, instead of being hung. The punishment of the pit was formerly common in Scotland.
Pit in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Pit | Pit in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Pit | Pit in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Pit | Pit in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Pit | Pit in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Pit | Pit in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Pit | Pit in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Pit | Pit in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Pit | Pit in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Pit | Pit in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Pit | Pit in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Pit | Pit in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Pit | Pit in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Pit | Pit in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Pit | Pit in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Pit | Pit in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Pit | Pit in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
A hole dug in the earth, which was filled with water, and in which women thieves were drowned, instead of being hung. The punishment of the pit was formerly common in Scotland.
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This definition of Pit is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.