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Indictment
in the King's Bench Division). Indictments were of a highly technical character until simplified by the Indictments Act, 1915, which directs that the particulars of the offence shall be 'set out in ordinary language.' See also Indictments
Public trustee
Public trustee. The office of Public Trustee was established by the (English) Public Trustee Act, 1906, which came into force on 1st January, 1908. The Public Trustee is a corporation sole, and may if he thinks...
Inspectorship, Deed of
& 33 Vict. c. 71), ss. 125, 127. Compare' committee of inspection'; as to which, see Bankruptcy Rules, 1915, r. 294, and in companies (winding up by the Court), under the (English) Companies Act, 1929, ss. 198-201,
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Illegal contract
Illegal contract, an agreement to do any act forbidden either (1) by the Common Law, such as agreements to commit a crime or tort, or as for rent of lodging let for prostitution, Jennings v. Brown,...
Indian Bishops
Indian Bishops. See COLONIAL CLERGY and the Government of India Act, 1915, ss. 115 to 123.
Blasphemy
Blasphemy [fr. bl'ptw, Gk., to hurt, and fhmh, reputation; blasfhmw', to speak impiously; blasphemo, Lat., to revile, Wedgw.], an offence against God and religion, by denying to the Almighty His Being and Providence, or by contumelious...
Constable
(English) Special Constables Order, 1923, No. 905; and as to Scotland, the Special Constables (Scotland) Acts, 1914 and 1915. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Police.' Canals (Offences) Act, 1840 (English) (3 & 4 Vict. c. 50), provides for
Cinematograph
or hirers does not amount to an exhibition within the meaning of the Act, Attorney-General v. Vitagraph Co., 1915 (1) Ch 206. Sunday exhibitions, see (English) Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 51),
Caveat viator
LR 1 CP 274, Latham v. Johnson, 1913 (1) KB 398, and Norman v. Great Western Railway Company, 1915 (1) KB 584 (2) CP 311. The case of a trespasser is quite different, but even then the
Calcutta, Bishop of
35 Vict. c. 62, and Vict. c. 13. These have been replaced, see the Government of India Act, 1915 (c. 61), ss. 115 et seq., and the Indian Church Act, 1927 (c. 40), which defines as the
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