Legal Definitions - maculare

MACULARE

maculare (mak-yə-lair-ee), vb. [Law Latin] Hist. To wound (a person).

The term maculare is a verb that was used in Law Latin to describe the act of wounding someone. This term is no longer commonly used in modern English.

• "The defendant was charged with maculare after he stabbed the victim in the chest."
• "The plaintiff claimed that the defendant had maculated him during the altercation."

Both examples illustrate the use of the term maculare to describe the act of wounding someone. In the first example, the defendant is charged with maculare after stabbing the victim. In the second example, the plaintiff claims that the defendant had maculated him during an altercation, meaning that he had been wounded.