Law Dictionary Definitions

safe blower.One who uses explosives to open a safe, esp. for the purpose of stealing the contents. Cf. SAFE CRACKER. [Blacks Law 8th]

safe-berth clause.Maritime law. A provision in a voyage or time charterparty obligating the charterer to choose a berth for loading and unloading the chartered ship where the ship will be safe from damage. • The ship’s master can refuse to enter the berth without breaching the charter. But if the master reasonably enters the berth…

safe,adj.1. Not exposed to danger; not causing danger <driving at a safe limit of speed>.2. Unlikely to be overturned or proved wrong. [Blacks Law 8th]

saevitia (si-vish-ee-<<schwa>>). [Latin fr. saevus “cruel”] Hist. Cruelty in a marriage, as a result of which cohabitation is dangerous enough to justify a decree of separation. [Blacks Law 8th]

SAET.abbr. SUBSTANCE-ABUSE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

saemend (see-m<<schwa>>nd). [Old English] Hist. An arbitrator; an umpire. [Blacks Law 8th]

sadaq. See MAHR. [Blacks Law 8th]

sacristy (sak-ri-stee). See VESTRY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

sacristan (sak-ri-st<<schwa>>n). [Latin] Hist. A caretaker of a church; a sexton of a church. [Blacks Law 8th]

sacrilegus (s<<schwa>>-kril-<<schwa>>-g<<schwa>>s), adj. & n. [Latin “sacrilegious”] Roman law. (A person) guilty of sacrilegium. See SACRILEGIUM. [Blacks Law 8th]