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Guilty

committed a crime or tort; the word used by a prisoner in pleading to an indictment when he confesses the crime of which he is charged, and by the jury in convicting.

the Clerk, after stating the charge, 'How say you, are you guilty or not guilty ?' he either confesses the charge by saying 'Guilty,' or words equivalent thereto, stands mute, does not answer directly, or pleads to

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Devil on the neck

Devil on the neck, an instrument of torture, formerly used to extort confessions, etc. It was made of several irons, which were fastened to the neck and legs and wrenched together

Fatetur facinus qui judicium fugit

Fatetur facinus qui judicium fugit. 3 Inst. 14.-(He who flees judgment confesses his guilt.) See ABSCOND, FLY FOR IT.

Fly for it

s. 5. There is a saying, Fatetur facinus qui judicium fugit (3 Inst. 14)-'He who flies from justice confesses his guilt.'

Vegetable

vegetables are in a botanical sense fruits. The common distinction between fruits and vegetables is often indefinite and confessing, since it is based generally on how the plant or plant part is used rather than on what

Habemus confitentem reum

Habemus confitentem reum. (We have an accused person who confesses the whole charge.)

Pardon

that the evidence rightly viewed does not warrant the judgment, the prisoner should assign and the Attorney-General should confess error on the record, whereby the judgment would be reversed and a similar suggestion was made by the

Privacy

individual. It relates to and overlaps with the concept of liberty. The most serious advocate of privacy must confess that there are serious problems of defining the essence and scope of the right. Govind v. State of

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