Legal Definition and Related Resources of Sabbath
Meaning 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.
Sabbath Alternative Definition
Commonly used for “Sunday.” Though such use is incorrect, it is sanctioned by usage. See 64 N. C. 591.
Related Entries of Sabbath in the Encyclopedia of Law Project
Browse or run a search for Sabbath in the American Encyclopedia of Law, the Asian Encyclopedia of Law, the European Encyclopedia of Law, the UK Encyclopedia of Law or the Latin American and Spanish Encyclopedia of Law.
Sabbath in Historical Law
You might be interested in the historical meaning of this term. Browse or search for Sabbath in Historical Law in the Encyclopedia of Law.
Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms
Search for legal acronyms and/or abbreviations containing Sabbath in the Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms Dictionary.
Related Legal Terms
You might be also interested in these legal terms:
Browse
You might be interested in these references tools:
Resource | Description |
---|---|
Sabbath in the Dictionary | Sabbath in our legal dictionaries | Browse the Legal Thesaurus | Find synonyms and related words of Sabbath |
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 | Sabbath in the World Encyclopedia of Law |
Notice
This definition of Sabbath 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/sabbath/ | The URI of Sabbath (more about URIs) |
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
(You may find Sabbath at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
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.
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Leave a Reply