habitual drunkenness

habitual drunkenness
n.
The practice of frequently drinking to the point of intoxication.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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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 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 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 though he remains… …   Black's law dictionary

  • habitual drunkenness — A very frequent condition of intoxication. The result of indulging a natural or acquired appetite for intoxicating liquors, by continued use, until it becomes a customary practice. 29 Am J Rev ed Ins Per § 8. A disease of mind and body, analogous …   Ballentine'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 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

  • drunkenness — That state or condition of a person which inevitably follows from taking excessive quantities of an intoxicant, meaning to some men the condition of being under the influence of an intoxicant to such an extent as to render one helpless, to others …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • habitual intemperance — A very frequent condition of intoxication. See habitual drunkenness …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • habitual intoxication — Same as habitual drunkenness …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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