Definition of DEFILE in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DEFILE
To debauch, deflower, or corrupt the chastity of a woman. The term does not necessarily imply force or ravishment, nor does it connote previous immaculateness. State v. Fernald, 88 Iowa, 553, 55 N.W. 534; State v. Besares, 73 Utah 141, 283 P. 738, 739. The term, when used in a statute penalizing any person who shall publicly defile any flag of the United States, has the meaning of dishonor. State v. Schlueter, 127 N. J.L. 496, 23 A.2d 249, 251.
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