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Homicide

of a human being. In its several stages of guilt, arising from the parti-cular circumstances of mitigation or aggravation which attends it, it is either justifiable, excusable, or felonious. I. Justifiable, of three kinds: (a) Where the … Homicide, destroying the life of a human being. In its several stages of guilt, arising from the parti-cular circumstances of mitigation or aggravation which attends it, it is either justifiable, excusable, or felonious. I. Justifiable, of three

Aggravated assaults

Aggravated assaults, 'Aggravated' means aggravated in respect of violence, not by reason of indecency, R. v. Baker, (1876) 46 … 39 (2), has increased the fine up to 50l., not including costs. Means the criminal assault accompanied by circumstances that make it more severe, such as the use of a deadly weapon, the intent to commit another

Cruelty

such a manner as to render to continued living together of spouses harmful or injurious having regard to circumstance of the case. Cruelty is a course of conduct and one which is adversity affecting the other, Vinita … which a Court of Summary Jurisdiction may order that a wife whose husband has been convicted of an aggravated assault upon her, or has been guilty of persistent cruelty to her, can leave and live apart from

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stalking

no legitimate purpose and seriously alarms, annoys, or intimidates that person NOTE: Stalking is often considered to be aggravated when the conduct involved also violates a restraining order protecting the victim. … stalking : the act or crime of willfully and repeatedly following or harassing another person in circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to fear injury or death esp. because of express or implied threats

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