Legal Definition and Related Resources of Sabbath

Not strictly synonymous with Sunday. Sunday is the mere name of the day; sabbath is the name of the institution . Sunday is the sabbath of the Christians. Town of Winnfield v Grisby, 53 So. 53, 126 La. 929.

Commonly used for “Sunday.” Though such use is incorrect, it is sanctioned by usage. See 64 N. C. 591.

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Sabbath in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims

Sabbath and Sunday are used indiscriminately to denote the Christian Sabbath. State v. Drake, 64 N.C. 591 (1870).

Note: This legal definition of Sabbath in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.

Sabbath in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Sabbath.

Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Sabbath

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Old English sabat “Saturday as a day of rest,” as observed by the Jews, from Latin sabbatum, from Greek sabbaton, from Hebrew shabbath, properly “day of rest,” from shabath “he rested.” Spelling with -th attested from late 14c., not widespread until 16c. The Babylonians regarded seventh days as unlucky, and avoided certain activities then; the Jewish observance might have begun as a similar custom. Among European Christians, from the seventh day of the week it began to be applied early 15c. to the first day (Sunday), “though no definite law, either divine or ecclesiastical, directed the change” [Century Dictionary], but elaborate justifications have been made. The change was driven by Christians’ celebration of the Lord’s resurrection on the first day of the week, a change completed during the Reformation. The original meaning is preserved in Spanish Sabado, Italian Sabato, and other languages’ names for “Saturday.” Hungarian szombat, Rumanian simbata, French samedi, German Samstag “Saturday” are from Vulgar Latin sambatum, from Greek *sambaton, a vulgar nasalized variant of sabbaton. Sabbath-breaking attested from 1650s.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• Sabbath in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• Sabbath in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis