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Reeve

of land were taken from it, and its criminal jurisdiction limited to one of holding suspects in temporary detention. The reeve of the hundred became the deputy of the sheriff, and the chief purpose of holding the

Raid

Raid, means a sudden attack or invasion by law enforcement officers, usually to make an arrest or to search for evidence of a crime, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1266.

Naturalis possessio

Naturalis possessio, means mere detention of an object. This type of possession exists when the possessor's holding of the object is limited by

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Person of unsound mind

judicial authority (county Court judge, stipendiary or police magistrate, or justice of the peace specially appointed) for the detention as persons of unsound mind of any such person not so found by inquisition. (2) Examination of all

Non detinet

detain 'the said goods in the said declaration specified,' etc. It operated accordingly as a denial of the detention of the goods. But, under this plea, the defendant could not deny that they were the plaintiff's, Steph.

Non-cognizable offence

offence for which, and 'non-cognizable case' means a case in which, a police officer has no authority to arrest without warrant. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 2 (l)]

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure

limit the class of persons who are competent to investigate into offences mentioned in the section and to arrest without a warrant. It does not mean that the whole of the CrPC, including schedule II thereof, is

Odio et atia

Odio et atia, a writ anciently called breve de bono etmalo, addressed to the sheriff to inquire whether a man committed to prison upon suspicion of murder were committed on just cause of suspicion, or only...

Official secrets

to munitions of war, or which are used in such a place. There are special provisions as to arrest, the harbouring of spies, and the issue of search warrants. A Secretary of State may require the production

Pardon

Pardon, forgiveness of a crime; remission of punis-hment. The pardoning of criminals is the peculiar preroga-tive of the sovereign. See 4 Steph. Com., 7th Edn. The sovereign may pardon all offences merely against the Crown and...

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