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hijacking

hijacking : the felony of hijacking a vehicle

Ratten

To deprive feloniously of the tools used in ones employment as by breaking or stealing them for the purpose of annoying

Infelonious

Not felonious malignant or criminal

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Hamesecken

The felonious seeking and invasion of a person in his dwelling house

Felonous

Wicked felonious

Burglary

is the breaking and entering of the dwelling-house of another in the night-time with intent to commit a felony therein. S. 25 of the (English) Larceny Act, 1916, provides that- Means the act of breaking and entering

Misdemeanour

Misdemeanour, 1. A crime that is less serious than a felony and is usually punishable by fine, penalty. Forfeiture or confinement in a place other than prison, Black's Law

murder

committed purposely, knowingly, and recklessly with extreme indifference to human life or during the course of a serious felony (as robbery or rape) compare cold blood, cooling time, homicide, manslaughter NOTE: Self-defense, necessity, and lack of capacity

Arrest

Common Law.--A peace officer, i.e., a sheriff, coroner, constable, or any justice of the peace, may arrest for felony, attempted felony, or on reasonable suspicion of felony, or for breach of the peace committed in his presence,

Accessary, or Accessory

ad culpam, Lat. As though assenting to the offence], he who is not a chief actor at a felony, nor present at its perpetration, but yet is in some way concerned therein, either before or after the

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