“the person”

The following 2 entries include the term the person.

in the person of

phrase

: in the character of : as

indignities to the person

: misconduct (as habitual incivility or ridicule or neglect) by a spouse constituting grounds for divorce in some states that makes the life of an offended spouse intolerable and burdensome, subverts the family relationship, and evidences the settled hatred of the offending spouse


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