Definition of Harbouring

1. Verb. (present participle of harbour) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Harbouring

1. harbour [v] - See also: harbour

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harbouring

harborscapes
harborside
harborsome
harbour
harbour porpoise
harbour seal
harbour seals
harbourage
harbourages
harboured
harbourer
harbourest
harboureth
harbourfront
harbourfronts
harbouring (current term)
harbourless
harbourmaster
harbourmasters
harbours
harbourscape
harbourscapes
harbourside
harboursides
harboursome
harch
harchitect
hard(a)
hard-and-fast

Literary usage of Harbouring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practice in Courts of Justice in England and the United States by Conway Robinson (1855)
"Action for harbouring or employing a slave without his master's consent, or for injury in such employment. Following the act in 1 RC 1819, p. ..."

2. A Compendium of the Law of Evidence by Thomas Peake (1822)
"The action for harbouring a wife, who has eloped from her husband, is frequently brought against some relative of the wife, ..."

3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1801)
"In his preface, Mr, Ireland disclaims the idea of harbouring personal resentment against any individual. Such a declaration is not easily reconciled with ..."

4. The Statutes at Large of South Carolina by South Carolina, Thomas Cooper, David James McCord (1839)
"AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW IN RELATION TO THE harbouring o* How far provisions of former Act may extend. DESERTED SEAMEN. 1. Be it enacted, by the honorable ..."

5. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1830)
"... harbouring, and maintaining him, well knowing that he had been guilty of murder. ... harbouring ..."

6. Reports of All the Cases Decided by All the Superior Courts Relating to by Edward William Cox, Great BRitain Magistrates' cases (1866)
"harbouring in the criminal code imports an actual interference almost amounting to ... There must be evidence to show a harbouring by the app. in the house. ..."

7. A Complete System of Pleading: Comprehending the Most Approved Precedents by John Wentworth, George Townesend, James Cornwall (1798)
"... and harbouring 1. Men's Wives. 2. ... «'iid harbouring plaintiff's ... harbouring ..."

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