Definition of DISGUISE in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DISGUISE
v. To change the guise or appearance of, especially to conceal by unusual dress; to hide by a counterfeit appearance; to affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate. Darneal v. State, 14 Okl.Cr. 540, 174 P. 290, 292, 1 A.L.R. 638.
n. A counterfeit habit: a dress intended to conceal the person who wears it. Webster. Also, slight intoxication. Darneal v. State, 14 Okl.Cr. 540, 174 P. 290, 292, 1 A.L.R. 638..
Anything worn upon the person with the intention of so altering the wearer's appearance that he shall not be recognized by those familiar with him, or that he shall be taken for another person.
A person lying in ambush, or concealed behind bushes, is not in "disguise," within the meaning of a statute declaring the county liable in damages to the next of kin of anyone murdered by persons in disguise. Dale County v. Gunter, 46 Ala. 118, 142.
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