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Felonry

A body of felons specifically the convict population of a penal colony

Ex

office or is out of the office or condition now as ex president ex governor ex mayor ex convict The Greek form ex becomes ex in English as in exarch ek becomes ec as in eccentric

Botany Bay

A harbor on the east coast of Australia and an English convict settlement there so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by

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Belie

To show to be false to convict of or charge with falsehood

youthful offender

offenders. Youthful offender treatment is generally designed to free a young person from the negative consequences of being convicted and punished as an adult, in the hope that he or she will be rehabilitated. Factors in the

witness

b : to be formally present as a witness of (as a transaction or the execution of a convict) 3 a : to see or experience directly b : to take note of vi : to bear

utter

utter : to put (as a counterfeit note) into circulation as if genuine [convicted of ing a forged check] ut·ter·er n

two witness rule

two witness rule : a rule requiring the testimony of at least two witnesses in order to convict for perjury

trusty

trusty pl: trust·ies : a convict considered trustworthy and allowed special privileges

theft

specified amount called also petit theft NOTE: Petty theft is a misdemeanor but may be aggravated by prior convictions.

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