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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
Infamous crime
defines an infamous crime within the enactment as sodomy, or bestiality, or assault with intent or attempt to commit, or induce-ment to commit or permit, such crime. This section is repealed by the Larceny Act, 1916, which
pirate
pirate : a person who commits piracy vb pi·rat·ed pi·rat·ing vt : to take or appropriate by piracy ;esp : to copy, distribute, or
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Fer' natur', animals
Of animals fer' natur' when dead, reclaimed, or confined, if they are fit for food, larceny may be committed at Common Law; at Common Law it is not larceny to steal animals which do not serve for
Explosives
order of the Attorney-General if he has ground for believing an offence against the Act to have been committed, although no particular person may be charged with such offence. as to sending explosives through the post, see
Expressly
specifically provided differently no Court of Session can take cognizance of any offence directly, without the case being committed to it by a Magistrate, Moly v. State of Karnataka, (2004) 4 SCC 584 (588): AIR 2004 SC
Extortion
of office. See the Sheriffs Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 55), s. 29(2), (6). The offense committed by a public official who illegally obtain property and or the color of office, esp. an official's collection
Falsi crimen
with design to darken or hide the truth, and make things appear otherwise than they are. It is committed:-(1) By words, as when a witness swears falsely; (2) by writing, as when a person antedates a contract;
Ferdwit
Ferdwit [fr. ferd, Sax., army, and wite, punishment], quit or manslaughter committed in the army; also a fine imposed on persons for not going forth on a military expedition.
Guardian of the temporalities
Guardian of the temporalities, the person to whom custody a vacant see or abbey was committed by the Crown.
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