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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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