Trench
object · 2 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
trench · the opening · the trench
spoken of as
1 expressionThe trench“Clayards v. Dethick”1 mention
The Law of Torts (English)
The defendants, for the purpose of making a drain, had opened a trench along the passage which afforded the only outlet from the stables occupied by the plaintiff to the street.
in the texts
The Law of Torts
An illustrative hazard (a trench across a highway) used to distinguish common inconvenience from particular, actionable damage.
If a man digs a trench across a highway, I cannot sue him simply because the trench prevents me from passing along the highway as I am entitled to do;
The defendants, for the purpose of making a drain, had opened a trench along the passage which afforded the only outlet from the stables occupied by the plaintiff to the street.
Hellenica
A defensive ditch behind the Theban battle line.
Meanwhile the Thebans came up quietly and formed in line of battle against him on the hill called Old Woman’s Breast, with the trench and the stockade in their rear, believing that this was a good place to risk a battle;