SACRILEG

1 definition found

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  SACRILEGE. The act of stealing from the temples or churches dedicated to the 
  worship of God, articles consecrated to divine uses. Pen. Code of China, B. 
  1, s. 2, Sec. 6; Ayl. Par. 476.