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Made his appearance

which by themselves form into a composite collocation as thus: 'From the date on which the accused was arrested or made his appearance'. The purpose of the sub-s. (5) is to impose a time schedule for completion

Burial ground

also Chitty's Statutes, tit. Burial' Baker or Little on the Law of Burial; and CREMATION. A creditor cannot arrest or detain the body of the deceased debtor. See per Lord Ellenborough in Jones v. Ashburnham, (1804) 4

Abscond

Abscond, to fly the country in order to escape arrest (see FLY FOR IT) for crime. By s. 6 of the (English) Debtors Act, 1869 (32 & 33

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Benefit of clergy

Benefit of clergy [privilegium clericale, Lat.], an arrest of judgment in criminal cases. The origin of it was this: Princes and states, anciently converted to Christianity,

hot pursuit

escape justifies the failure of the officers to obtain a warrant before making an entry, search, seizure, or arrest

Bench warrant

15 Vict. c. 100). The practice of issuing a warrant by a Court of Record for the immediate arrest and production before the Court of any indicted person is old established. See Archbold's Crim. Pract., Chitty's Statutes,

motion

: an application made to a court or judge to obtain an order, ruling, or direction [a to arrest judgment] ;also : a document containing such an application b : the initiative of a court to issue

mirandize

mirandize -dized -diz·ing : to recite the Miranda warnings to (a person under arrest)

magistrate

role or function of a magistrate [ means an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense "Arizona Revised Statutes"]

knock and announce rule

requiring that police announce their authority and purpose before entering a premises in execution of a search or arrest warrant unless special circumstances (as risk of harm to the police) warrant unannounced or forcible entry compare exigent

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