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depraved
depraved : marked by moral corruption or perversion as shown by a capacity for extreme and wanton physical cruelty [the state of mind of
Escheat
the blood of the tenant which may happen by his dying without heirs and formerly might happen by corruption of blood that is by reason of a felony or attainder
Incorruptibility
The quality of being incorruptible incapability of corruption
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Collusion
the foundation of the sentence of the Court do not exist; (2) When they exist, but have been corruptly preconcerted for the express purpose of obtaining the sentence. In either case the judgment obtained by such collusion
Agent
& 32 Vict. c. 125), by new law. As to bribery of agents and their secret profits, see CORRUPTION. It means a person duly authorised by a party to present any complaint, appeal or reply on its
Civil death
or judgment of or for any treason or felony, or felo de se, shall cause any attainder or corruption of blood, or any forfeiture or escheat. At common law, the loss of rights. Such as the rights
Castigatory
Castigatory, a certain engine of correction, otherwise called the tre-bucket, tumbrel tymborella, cucking-stool, scolding-stool, ducking-stool, goginstole, and cokestole, corrupted from choaking-stool. It was a punishment provided for scolding women, wherein they were plunged or soused overhead in
Bound-bailiffs
debtors, etc., and who entered into bonds for their good behaviour. The vulgar phrase 'bum-bailiff' is, perhaps, a corruption of this word.
Authority competent to remove
public servant cannot be removed, K. Veeraswami v. Union of India, (1991) 3 SCC 655 (702). [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, s. 6(1)(c)
Attainder
(attainder, O. F.-Roquef.); attingo, Lat., which signifies the apprehension of the object of a chase], the stain or corruption of the blood of a criminal capitally condemned; it is the immediate inseparable consequence, by the Common Law,
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