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Felony

of having forfeited lands and goods to the Crown upon conviction for certain offences, and then, by transition, any offence upon

Trial

of session which ends in a judgment of acquittal or conviction of the prisoner. It means the whole of proceedings including

Imprisonment

IMPRISONMENT. Imprisonment for Crime.--Any common law mis-demeanour is punishable after conviction on indictment by fine or imprisonment or both, at the

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Penal Servitude

in duration from three years to the life of the convict. The (English) Criminal Law Consolidation Act of 1861 frequently authorise

Parole

action taken after the door has been closed on a convict. During parole period there is no suspension of sentence but

Sessions of the peace

any felony which, when committed by a person not previously convicted of felony, is punishable by penal servitude for life, or

Heat of passion

Heat of passion, heat of passion requires that there must be no time for the passions to cool down, Ghapoo...

Character

if he call witnesses to his good character, a previous conviction against him maybe put in evidence. Witnesses to the bad

Attainder

dead in law, technically called civiliter mortuus. It differs from conviction in that it is after judgment, whereas conviction is upon

felony

of a felony. For certain crimes, however (as for a conviction under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act or a

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