a habitual practice
1habitual practice — index custom, manner (behavior) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Habitual — Ha*bit ual (h[.a]*b[i^]t [ u]*al; 135), a. [Cf. F. habituel, LL. habitualis. See {Habit}, n.] 1. Formed or acquired by habit or use. [1913 Webster] An habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims. South. [1913 Webster] 2. According to habit;… …
3practice — prac·tice n 1: the form and manner of conducting judicial and quasi judicial proceedings 2 a: the continuous exercise of a profession; also: the performance of services that are considered to require an appropriate license engaged in the… …
4habitual — ha·bit·u·al /hə bi chə wəl/ adj 1: practicing or acting in some manner by force of custom, habit, or addiction a habitual drunkard 2: being such a specified number of times or with designated regularity habitual offenders 3: involved in the… …
5Practice — Prac tice, n. [OE. praktike, practique, F. pratique, formerly also, practique, LL. practica, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? practical. See {Practical}, and cf. {Pratique}, {Pretty}.] 1. Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a… …
6Habitual abortion — Habitual abortion, recurrent miscarriage or recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is the occurrence of repeated (three or more consecutive) pregnancies that end in miscarriage of the fetus, usually before 20 weeks of gestation. RPL affects about… …
7habitual drunkenness — n. The practice of frequently drinking to the point of intoxication. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
8habitual course — index practice (custom) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9habitual — *usual, customary, wonted, accustomed Analogous words: habituated, addicted (see HABITUATE): practiced, drilled (see PRACTICE vb): confirmed, inveterate, chronic, deep seated, deep rooted Antonyms: occasional Contrasted words: infrequent,… …
10habitual offender — ▪ criminology person who frequently has been convicted of criminal behaviour and is presumed to be a danger to society. In an attempt to protect society from such criminals, penal systems throughout the world provide for lengthier terms of… …
