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Peace, Breach of the
Peace, Breach of the, a violation of that quiet, peace, and security which is guaranteed by the laws for the personal comfort of the subjects of this kingdom. An ordinary subject of the Crown must act...
Course of public justice
Course of public justice, particularly in the criminal sphere, was not confined to the process of adjudication and included functions of the police such as the investigation of offence and
Personal liberty
Personal liberty, in Art. 21 of the Constitution of India takes in the right of locomotion and to travel abroad and no person can be deprived of his right to travel except according to procedure established...
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Fer' natur', animals
either (1) Per industriam, by his reclaiming and making them tame by art and industry, or by so confining them that they cannot escape, e.g., deer in a park, hares or rabbits in an enclosed warren, etc.
Justifiable homicide
Justifiable homicide, the killing of a human creature without incurring any legal guilt. It is of various kinds:- (1) The due execution of public justice, inputting a malefactor to death who has forfeited his life by...
Captive animal
Captive animal, means any animal (not being a domestic animal) which is in captivity or confinement, whether permanent or temporary, or which is subjected to any appliance or contrivance for the purpose of hindering
seizure
seizure : the act, fact, or process of seizing: as a : the seizing of property that involves meaningful interference with a person's possessory interest in it [ of evidence found in plain view] see also...
booking
booking : a procedure at a jail or police station following an arrest in which information about the arrest (as the time, the name of the arrested person, and the crime for which the arrest was...
Bail
Bail [fr. bailler, Fr., to hand over], to set at liberty a person arrested or imprisoned, on security being taken for his appearance on a day and at a place certain, which security is called bail,...
Parol
Parol, means release from jail, prison or other confinement after actually serving part of sentence; Conditional release from imprisonment which entitles parolee to serve remainder of his
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