- habitual intemperance
- A very frequent condition of intoxication. See habitual drunkenness.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
habitual intemperance
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intemperance — index debauchery, dipsomania, exaggeration, greed, inebriation, waste Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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intemperance — Want of restraint in habits and conduct. The intemperate use of intoxicating liquor. Anno: 26 ALR 1291. The habitual and excessive use of intoxicating liquor. Deadwyler v Grand Lodge, K. P. 131 SC 335, 126 SE 437. Indulging in intoxicants… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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habitual drunkenness — or intoxication One who frequently and repeatedly becomes intoxicated by excessive indulgence in intoxicating liquor so as to acquire a fixed habit and an involuntary tendency to become intoxicated as often as the temptation is presented, even… … Black's law dictionary
habitual intoxication — habitual drunkenness or intoxication One who frequently and repeatedly becomes intoxicated by excessive indulgence in intoxicating liquor so as to acquire a fixed habit and an involuntary tendency to become intoxicated as often as the temptation… … Black's law dictionary
habitual drunkenness or intoxication — One who frequently and repeatedly becomes intoxicated by excessive indulgence in intoxicating liquor so as to acquire a fixed habit and an involuntary tendency to become intoxicated as often as the temptation is presented, even though he remains… … Black's law dictionary
habitual drunkenness — or intoxication One who frequently and repeatedly becomes intoxicated by excessive indulgence in intoxicating liquor so as to acquire a fixed habit and an involuntary tendency to become intoxicated as often as the temptation is presented, even… … Black's law dictionary
