Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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EFFUSION, n. Sc. law: in phr. to the effusion(e) of (one's) blood, applied to cases of assault where blood has been drawn, which are regarded as aggravated assaults and more severely punishable.Rnf. 1707 W. Hector Judicial Rec. (1876–78) I. 70:
[They] did fall upon me, and there did batter, blood and bruise me to the effusione of my blood in great quantity.Abd. 1733 Monymusk Papers (S.H.S. 1945) 214:
The said John Anderson struck the said Robert Thomson pursuer with a stick to the effusion of his blood.Sc. 1798 Edb. Mag. (Sept.) 237:
Having at the same time knocked him down and wounded him to the effusion of his blood.Abd. 1950 Abd. Ev. Express (14 June) 11:
He had been apprehended on a charge of . . . striking them on the head . . . and injuring both of them to the effusion of blood.
