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Course of public justice

the process of adjudication and included functions of the police such as the investigation of offence and the arrest of suspected persons, that where a false allegation was made the mischief existed whether it was capable of

stop

: to cease activity or motion n : an act or instance of stopping ;specif : a temporary detention that constitutes a limited seizure of a person for the purpose of inquiry or investigation and that must

Defended

Defended, the word 'defended' clearly includes the exercise of the right so long as the effect of the arrest continues. Before his release on bail the person defends himself against his arrest and the charge for which

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Knock-and-announce rule

knock at the door and announce their identity, authority, and purpose before entering a residence to execute an arrest or search warrant. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 878.

Intervention

intervene and appear as heretofore on filing an affidavit showing that he is interested in the res under arrest, or in the fund in the registry (ibid., r. 24). As to actions for the recovery of land,

Investigation

(i) proceeding to the spot; (ii) ascertainment of the facts and circumstances of the case; (iii) discovery and arrest of the suspected offender; (iv) collection of evidence relating to the commission of the offence which may consist

Jurisdiction of suspicion

Jurisdiction of suspicion, Provision for preventive detention, in itself, is a departure from ordinary norms. It is generally resorted to either in times of war

Justicies

Bl. Com. 36. As the sheriff could not, by this process, or the judgment to be obtained thereupon, arrest the defendant' body, but only take his goods, and as the cause might be removed at the defendant's

Justification defense

self-defence, defense of others, defense of property, necessity (Choice of evils), the use of force to make an arrest, and the use of force by public authority, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 871.

Kidnapping for ransom

Kidnapping for ransom, Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person or keeps a person in detention after such kidnapping or abduction, and threatens to cause death or hurt to such person, or by his

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