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House of correction

that offence. 1. A reformatory 2. A place for the contaminant of furnace offenders or those who have committed crimes of cesser magnitude, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. Houses of Correction, fist established in the reign of

Habitual criminal

is said to be a habitual criminal who by force of habit or inward disposition is accustomed to commit crimes. It implies commission of such crimes repeatedly or persistently and prima facie there should be a continuity

Dangerous person

means a person, who either by himself or as a member of or leader of a gang, habitually commits, or attempts to commit or abets the commission of offences, punishable under Chapter XVI or Chapter XVII or

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Cruelty

s. 498A) Is expressed by the legislatures: (a) involves three specific situations (i) to drive the woman to commit suicide, or (ii) to cause grave injury or (iii) danger to life, limb or health, both mental and

attempt

attempt : the crime of having the intent to commit and taking action in an effort to commit a crime that fails or is prevented called also criminal

trespass

with force and arms] : a trespass involving intentional infliction of injury on a person vi : to commit a trespass ;esp : to enter wrongfully or without proper authority or consent upon the real property of

attempted

attempted : characterized by an intent to commit and effort taken to commit a specified crime that fails or is prevented [ forgery]

blaspheme

blaspheme blas·phemed blas·phem·ing vt : to commit blasphemy against [ God] vi : to commit blasphemy

burglary

the act of breaking and entering an inhabited structure (as a house) esp. at night with intent to commit a felony (as murder or larceny) ;also : the act of entering or remaining unlawfully (as after closing

conspiracy

conspiratio, from conspirare to conspire see conspire ] 1 : an agreement between two or more people to commit an act prohibited by law or to commit a lawful act by means prohibited by law ;also :

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