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Escape-warrant

process addressed to all sheriffs, etc., throughout England, to retake an escaped prisoner, even on a Sunday, and commit him to proper custody, 1 Anne, c. 16.

Double waste

suffers a house to be wasted, and then unlawfully fells timber to repair it, he is said to commit double waste.

any two or more of them to inquire of and determine felonies and other misdemeanours in such county committed, in which number some particular justices, or one of them, are directed to be always included, and no

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Chloroform

administer of attempt to administer chloroform, or other stupefying drug, within tent to enable himself or another to commit, or to assist another in the commission of, any indictable offence.-Offences against the Person Act, 1861, s. 22.

Estrepe

To strip or lay bare as land of wood houses etc to commit waste

Bail

the time of the examination; and in all cases where a person charged with an indictable offence is committed to prison to take his trial for the same, it is lawful at any time afterwards, and before

Bar of the House

37. Bar of the House, is a place inside the House of a Legislature where the persons who commit a breach of privilege or contempt of the House are summoned for administering admonition or reprimand. Parliamentary Practice,

Barratry

insure against barratry. Many foreign jurists hold that it comprehends every fault which the master and crew can commit, whether it arises from fraud, negligence, unskilfulness, or mere imprudence. But in this country it is ruled that

Bench warrant

of a person, issued by a judge of a Court of Record on the Bench, such as to commit a witness for trial for perjury under s. 19 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1851 (14 & 15

Caveat viator

owner of the land or person in possession has no right to lay a trap for him or commit any other wilful injury, see Bird v. Holbrook, (1828) 4 Bing 628, with that exception, the owner of

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