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Offence of adultery

Offence of adultery, the 'offence of adultery' as defined in s. 497, IPC, can only be committed by a man, not by a woman. Indeed, the section provides expressly that the wife shall not be

atia, a writ anciently called breve de bono etmalo, addressed to the sheriff to inquire whether a man committed to prison upon suspicion of murder were committed on just cause of suspicion, or only upon malice and

Murder

implied'; see 4 Bl. Com. 195. Consult Russell on Crimes; Arch. Cr. Pl.; Steph. Dig. (1) The person committing the offence must be conscious of doing wrong, and able to discern between good and evil. See IDIOT;

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Modesty

Intention is not the sole criterion of the offence punishable under s. 354 IPC, and it can be committed by a person assaulting or using criminal force to any woman, if he knows that by such act

Lien

of the Act if he has ceased to pay his debts or cannot pay them, whether he has committed an act of bankruptcy or not. Sale of Goods Act, 1893 (56 & 57, Vict. 71). Equitable liens

Indictment

S.R. & O., 1933, No. 832. Though it is usual to proceed before justices of the peace for commitment of the alleged offender to prison to await his trial at Assizes (see that title) or Quarter Sessions

Larceny

to deprive the owner of the thing taken or, as it is expressed, animo furandi. Larceny may be committed of a thing the owner of which is unknown, provided it appear that there is some person other

Judgment summonses

Judgment summonses. As to commitment upon the same in the county Court, see COMMITMENT.

Information

a suit for recovering money or other chattels, or for ob-taining satisfaction, in damages, for any personal wrong committed in the lands or other possessions of the Crown. It is instituted to redress private wrongs, while criminal

solicitation

of soliciting [ of a proxy for a shareholder vote] ;specif : the crime of soliciting someone to commit a crime (as murder)

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