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extort
extort [Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere to remove by twisting, obtain by force, from ex- out + torquere to twist] : to obtain (as money) from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or unlawful...
abduction
abduction 1 a : the action of abducting [ of a robbery victim] b : the tort or felony of abducting a person 2 : the unlawful carrying away of a wife or female child … the purpose of marriage or sexual intercourse NOTE: Sense 2 has its roots in common law. As statutorily defined, mainly in the nineteenth century, abduction is generally stated to include taking away or detention of a woman
outrage
outrage 1 : a deeply offensive or violent act 2 : the tort of intentionally inflicting emotional distress
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Queen's Bench Division
Bench Division, means the English court, formerly known as the Queen's Bench or King's Bench, that presides over tort and contract actions, applications for judicial review, and some Magistrate-court appeals, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1259. … were, in February 1881, merged in the same 'Queen's Bench Division,' which began to be styled, after the death of the late Queen Victoria in January, 1901, the 'King's Bench Division.' As to assignment of business to,
Police
Ship Canal, Mersey and Wear; and Railway Police. As to the liability of a local authority for a tort committed by a member of its police force, see Stanbury v. Exeter Corporation, (1905) 2 KB 838. See
Imperitia
gave rise to liability in tort or liability under a contract calling for the rendering of services. Imperitus denoted an incompetent judge, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 756.
Illegal contract
do any act forbidden either (1) by the Common Law, such as agreements to commit a crime or tort, or as for rent of lodging let for prostitution, Jennings v. Brown, (1842) 9 M&W 496; or for … felonies; maintenance or champerty, etc. A breach of promise of marriage by a married man pending divorce after decree nisi may be actionable, Fender v. Mildmay, (1937) 53 TLR 885. Illegality super-vening by act or change in
Guilty
Guilty. Having committed a crime or tort; the word used by a prisoner in pleading to an indictment when he confesses the crime of which
Ex delicto
Ex delicto (from a tort or offence). the actions which arose from torts were: (1) trespass on the case; (2)
Continuing nuisances
Continuing nuisances, may amount to a further tort of nuisance; this is called a continuing nuisance, Taberley v. Henry W Peabody & Co of London Ltd.,
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