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Misdemeanour
e.g., on an indictment for murder there may be a conviction of manslaughter; but no felony includes a misdemeanour, so that
Jury pardon
Jury pardon, means a rule that permits a jury to convict a defendant of a lesser offense than the offense charged
Intoxicating liquor
is not complied with or if the licence holder is convicted of any offence [s. 14(4)] The confirming authority, however, i.e.,
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Good behaviour, security for
86), ss. 26(2), 39(3); Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Justices.' Security for Convicted Drunkard.--The (English) Licensing Act, 1902 (Edw. 7, c. 28), enables
Interested witness
direct interest in having the accused somehow or the other convicted for some animus or for some other reason, Kartik Malhar
Interested
seeing that the accused person is somehow or the other convicted either because he had some animus with the accused or
Idem sonans
where on a trial for murder it was discovered after conviction that Joseph Henry Thorne and William Thorniley, having both been
House of correction
of Elizabeth, were originally designed for the penal confinement (after conviction) of paupers and vagrants refusing to work; but by 5
Hard labour
Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1914, s. 16(1), 'where a person convicted by or before any Court of an offence is sentenced
Furlough, parole
Furlough, parole, when a prisoner is on parole his period of release does not count towards the total period of...
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