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Barratry

Barratry, 1. Usually called 'common barratry,' the common moving of suits and quarrels in disturbance of the peace, … the peace, either in courts or elsewhere. The punishment is fine and imprisonment; 'and if the offender belonged to the profession

Maintenance

compassion, with impunity, Bac. Abr., tit. 'Maintenance.' Further, any legitimate common interest will justify a person or persons jointly subscribing to … Law, and also by 1 Rich. 2, c. 4, by fine and imprisonment; and by 32 Hen. 8, c. 9, by

False news, spreading

great man of the realm, was a misdemeanour, punish-able at Common Law by fine and imprison-ment; which was confirmed by 3

Kidnapping

sending them into another. It is an offence punishable at Common Law by fine and imprisonment; and the kidnapping a child

Chirographer

Chirographer, an officer of the Common Pleas, who kept the fines. Abolished. … Chirographer, an officer of the Common Pleas, who kept the fines. Abolished.

Quid Juris clamat

a fine, which remained with the custos brevium of the Common Pleas before it was engrossed: it lay for the grantee

Mittendo manuscriptum pedis finis

of a fine acknowledged before justices in eyre, into the Common Pleas, Reg. Brev. 14

Embracery

the person embracing and the juror embraced is, by the Common Law, and also by the (English) County Juries Act, 1825 … Juries Act, 1825 (6 Geo. 4, c. 50), s. 61, fine and imprisonment.

Corrupt practices

respect of which disqualifies for membership of the House of Commons and from voting at parlimentary elections or from holding public … seq. Corrupt practices at parliamentary elections are offences punishable by fine or imprisonment, conviction in respect of which disqualifies for membership

Morocco

A fine kind of leather prepared commonly from goatskin though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin

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