Branks in United States
Branks Definition
An Instrument of punishment formerly made use of in some parts of England for the correction of scolds, which it was said to do so effectually and so very safely that it was looked upon by Dr. Plotts, in his History of Staffordshire (page 389), “as much to be preferred to the duckingstool, which not only endangered the health of the party, but also gives the tongue liberty ‘twixt every dip, to neither of which is this liable. It brings such a bridle for the tongue as not only quite deprives them of speech, but brings shame for the transgression and humiliation thereupon before it is taken off.”
Branks in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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Branks | Branks in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
Branks | Branks in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
Branks | Branks in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
Branks | Branks in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
Branks | Branks in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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Branks | Branks in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Branks | Branks in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Branks | Branks in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Branks | Branks in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Branks | Branks in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Branks | Branks in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Branks | Branks in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Branks | Branks in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Branks | Branks in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Branks | Branks in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Branks | Branks in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Branks | Branks in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
An Instrument of punishment formerly made use of in some parts of England for the correction of scolds, which it was said to do so effectually and so very safely that it was looked upon by Dr. Plotts, in his History of Staffordshire (page 389), “as much to be preferred to the duckingstool, which not only endangered the health of the party, but also gives the tongue liberty ‘twixt every dip, to neither of which is this liable. It brings such a bridle for the tongue as not only quite deprives them of speech, but brings shame for the transgression and humiliation thereupon before it is taken off.”
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This definition of Branks is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
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