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Attains du fet
Attains du fet [Fr.], convicted of the fact,caught by it, having it brought home to one, Wedgw.
Amnesty
sovereign power officially forgiving certain classes of persons who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted, e.g. the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act provided amnesty for undocumented aliens already present in the country,
Aggravated assaults
be sufficiently punished under the provisions of s. 42 as to common assaults and batteries,' to give a convicted offender six months' imprisonment with hard labour or to fine him up to 20l. including costs (the maximum
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Embezzlement
need not be a general servant. Partners stealing or embezzling money, etc., belonging to the co-partnership may be convicted and punished as if they had not been such partners. [(English) Larceny Act, 1916, s. 40 (4)] The
Administrator
the person appointed under the (English) Forfeiture Act, 1870, 33 & 34 Vict. c. 23, in whom a convict's property vests; see Re Gaskell, (1906) 2 Ch 1. The corresponding term in Scotland is 'executor-dative.'
Distress
of rates or taxes, and by justices of the peace for the recovery of fines due on summary convictions. A distress may be made of common right for the rent payable by a tenant to a landlord,
Marriage
is absent for seven years without being heard of, the other party marrying again cannot be prosecuted or convicted for bigamy. But proof that the absent husband or wife was alive at the time of the second
Felon
Felon [fr. felon, Fr.; felo, Mod. Low Lat.; fel, Sax.], one who has been convicted of felony. See FELONY.
Justices
by 'Jervis's Act' (No. 1), 11 & 12 Vict. c. 42: see, especially, ss. 9, 25. (2) To convict and punish summarily the procedure in these matters is chiefly regulated by (English) 'Jervis's Act' (No. 2) (11
Accessary, or Accessory
(English) Accessories and Abettors Act, 1861, an accessory before the fact to any felony may be indicted, tried, convicted, and punished in all respects as if he were a principal felon, and an accessory after the fact
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