Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
SUMPTUARY LAWS — SUMPTUARY LAWS, enactments issued by communities against luxury and ostentation; frequently combined with a distinctly class aim – that each should dress according to his standing in the community – allied to the wish to help people withstand the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sumptuary laws — Sumptuary Sump tu*a*ry, a. [L. sumptuarius, fr. sumptus expense, cost, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub under + emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See {Redeem}.] Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. Bacon.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sumptuary laws — Statutes restraining luxury and extravagant expense in dress, diet, and the like. The sumptuary law of 1336, still in force in the time of Blackstone, provided that no man should be served at dinner or supper with more than two courses, except… … Ballentine's law dictionary
sumptuary laws — /sam(p)tyuwariy loz/ Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate expenditures in the matter of apparel, food, furniture, etc … Black's law dictionary
SUMPTUARY LAWS — passed in various lands and ages to restrict excess in dress, food, and luxuries generally; are to be found in the codes of Solon, Julius Cæsar, and other ancient rulers; Charles VI. of France restricted dinners to one soup and two other… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Sumptuary law — Sumptuary laws (from Latin sumptuariae leges ) are laws which attempt to regulate habits of consumption. Black s Law Dictionary defines them as Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate… … Wikipedia
Sumptuary — Sump tu*a*ry, a. [L. sumptuarius, fr. sumptus expense, cost, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub under + emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See {Redeem}.] Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sumptuary regulations — Sumptuary Sump tu*a*ry, a. [L. sumptuarius, fr. sumptus expense, cost, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub under + emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See {Redeem}.] Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. Bacon.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sumptuary law — 1. a law regulating personal habits that offend the moral or religious beliefs of the community. 2. a law regulating personal expenditures designed to restrain extravagance, esp. in food and dress. [1590 1600] * * * any law designed to… … Universalium
sumptuary — adjective a) Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. b) Relating to a law; sumptuary laws or regulations, are those intended to restrain or limit the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc.; laws which regulate… … Wiktionary
