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Papist
of persons professing the Popish religion, or of Popish recusants convict, were subjected, by one statute after another, to various civil
Plea
Special pleas in bar, as (a) Autrefois acquit. (b) Autrefois convict. (c) Pardon. (4) General issue of not guilty.
Curator
Law, Sand. Just. As to an interim curator for a convict's property, see Forfeiture Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c.
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High Steward, Court of the Lord
The decision is by the majority, but a majority cannot convict, unless it consist of twelve or more. During a session
Summary jurisdiction
the case of justices of the peace, a jurisdiction to convict an offender themselves instead of committing him for trial by
Statute-merchant
process to summon the debtor, or bringing in proofs to convict him, and thus, it is presumed, it obtained the name
Reasonable doubt
mean a doubt begotten by sympathy out of reluctance to convict; it means a real doubt, a doubt founded upon reasons,
Punishment
great severity has frequently led to refusals of juries to convict, especially where the punishment is death, as it was down
Public trustee
that title); be appointed administrator of the property of a convict under the Forfeiture Act, 1870; and he may also be
Prison
Statutes, tit. 'Prison'), has constituted the Prison Commissioners Directors of Convict Prisons, established three divisions of prisoners, not sentenced to penal
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