Begging

Begging, means:(i) soliciting or receiving alms in a public place or entering into any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms, whether under any pretence;(ii) exposing or exhibiting with the object of obtaining or extorting alms, any sore, wound, injury, deformity or disease, whether of himself or of any other person or of an animal. [Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (56 of 2000), s. 2 (b)]Begging means-- (i) soliciting or receiving alms in a public place or entering on any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms, whether under the pretence of singing, dancing, fortune telling, performing tricks or selling articles or otherwise; (ii) exposing or exhibiting with the object of obtaining or extorting alms any sore, wound, injury, deformity or disease, whether himself or of any other person or of an animal; (iii) allowing oneself to be used as an exhibit for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms. [Children...

Begging the question

Begging the question. See PETITIO PRINCIPII....

Mendinant

A mendicant or begging friar...

Petitio principii

Petitio principii, begging the question, which is the taking of a thing in itself in dispute or not proved or false, for true or for granted, and drawing conclusions from it as such, when it is really dubious, perhaps false, or at least wants to be proved, before any rational inference can be drawn from it. For a discussion of the further question 'Is the syllogism a petitio principii?' see 1 Mill's Log., bk. 2, chap. 3, s. 1....

Maiming

Maiming, depriving of any necessary part. Mutilate, cripple whoever mains any minor in order that such minor may be employed or used for the purposes of begging shall be punishable with imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to the (Indian Penal Code, s. 363A). Also see MAYHEM....

Exposing Child

Exposing Child, under the age of two years. See (English) Offences against the Person Act, 1861, s. 27. See also (English) Children and Young Persons Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 12), s. 4 (exposing for purpose of begging); s. 11 exposing to risk of fire, and generally Part I. of the Act....

Beggars

Beggars. Begging in a pubic place is an offence of an 'idle and disorderly person' within the meaning of the (English) Vagrancy Act, 1824, s. 3 (5), and endeavouring anywhere to obtain alms by exposure of wounds, an offence of a 'rogue and vagabond' within s. 4 (5) of that Act (see VAGRANT). Procuring a child to beg in a public place is an offence against s. 14 of the (English) Children Act, 1908, and see the (English) Children and Young Persons Act, 1932 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 12), s. 4....

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