Legal Definition and Related Resources of Effigy
Meaning of Effigy
The figure or representation of a person. To make the efBgy of a person with an intent to make him the object of ridicule is a libel (g. v.) Hawk. P. C: bk. 1, c. 73, § 2; 14 East, 227; 2 Chit. Crim. Law, 866. In France an execution by effigy or in effigy is adopted in the case of a criminal who has fled from justice. By the public exposure or exhibition of a picture or representation of him on a scaffold on which his name and the decree condemning him are written, he is deemed to undergo the punishment to which he has been sentenced. Since the adoption of the Code Civil, the practice has been to affix the names, qualities, or addition, and the residence of the condemned person, together with an extract from the sentence of condemnation, to a post set upright in the ground instead of exhibiting a portrait of him on the scaffold.
Browse
You might be interested in these references tools:
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Effigy in the Dictionary | Effigy in our legal dictionaries | Browse the Legal Thesaurus | Find synonyms and related words of Effigy |
| Legal Maxims | Maxims are established principles that jurists use as interpretive tools, invoked more frequently in international law |
| Legal Answers (Q&A) | A community-driven knowledge creation process, of enduring value to a broad audience |
| Related topics | Effigy in the World Encyclopedia of Law |
Notice
This definition of Effigy is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
Vocabularies (Semantic Web Information)
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Topic Map | A group of names, occurrences and associations |
| Topic Tree | A topic display format, showing the hierarchy |
| Sitemap Index | Sitemap Index, including Taxonomies |
| https://legaldictionary.lawin.org/effigy/ | The URI of Effigy (more about URIs) |
Resources
See Also
- Libel
Effigy
Leave a Reply