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Stellionate
Stellionate [stellionats], a kind of crime which is committed by a deceitful selling of a thing; as if a man should sell as his own estate that
Complaint
with a view to his taking action under this Code, that some person, whether known or unknown, has committed an offence, but does not include a police report. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s.
Extradition
surrender by a foreign state of a person accused of a crime to the state where it was committed, in order that he may be tried there. It is recognized as a duty, independent of treaty, by
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Odio et atia
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
Statutory tenant
Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973, s. 4(2)(b)] Statutory tenant, can be described more conveniently as a tenant whose contractual tenancy has been terminated, Ratanlal v. Raniram, 1986 Mah LR 270. Means a tenant whose contractual tenancy has
Sessions of the peace
the peace try any person for any treason, murder, or capital felony, or for any felony which, when committed by a person not previously convicted of felony, is punishable by penal servitude for life, or for: (1)
Reward
1826, s. 28, the Courts may order the sheriff of the county, in which certain offences have been committed, to pay the person active in or towards the apprehension of persons charged with felonies a reasonable sum
Privilegia, or Laws ex post facto
Privilegia, or Laws ex post facto, laws which are enacted after an act is committed declaring it for the first time to have been a crime, and inflicting a punishment upon the person
Piracy
Piracy [fr. pirata, Lat.], the commission of those acts of robbery and violence upon the sea, which if committed upon land wold amount to felony. Pirates hold no commission or delegated authority from any sovereign or State,
Peace, Breach of the
ordinary subject of the Crown must act as a peace-officer to arrest an offender if a felony is committed, or a bad wound given in his presence; and an ordinary subject may arrest another who is on
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