A person who by excessive drinking, gaming, idleness, or de-hauchery of any kind shall so spend, waste, or lessen hls estate as to expose hlmself or hls famlly to want or suffering, or expose the town to charge or expense for the support of himself or family. Rev. St. VL c. 65, § 9; Appeal of Morey, 57 N. H. 54
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
