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Chance-medley
quarrel, or in the commission of an unlawful act without any deliberate intention of doing any mischief, 1 Hawk. P. C. c. xxx., s. 1. It is sometimes termed chaud-medley, which more properly signifies an affray in
Duel
them is killed, the other and the seconds are guilty of murder whether the seconds fight or not, Hawk. Pl. 47. Notwithstanding that this was the undoubted law, duels were by no means unfrequent in England up
Coroner of the King's Household
Household hath an exempt jurisdiction within the verge which the coroner of the county cannot intermeddle with, 2 Hawk. P.C. c. 9, s. 15.
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Eavesdroppers
the Court-leet, or indictable at the sessions, and punishable by fine and finding sureties for good behaviour, 2 Hawk. P.C., c. x., s. 58.
Hue and Cry
order to encourage the apprehension of felons. As to the mode of raising the hue and cry, see Hawk. 1. 2, c. xii., x. 6. The term is also applied to a paper circulated by order of
Inter canem et lupum
canem et lupum (between the dog and the wolf), twilight; called also mock shadow, daylight's gate, and betwixt hawk and buzzard.
Liberam legem amittere
prison. It was anciently pronounced against conspirators, but is now disused, the punishment substituted being fine and imprisonment. Hawk. P.C. 61, c. lxxii. S. 9; 3 Inst. 221.
Messenger
the Common Law, and, perhaps, were not properly to be divulged in the ordinary course of justice, 2 Hawk. P.C., c. xvi., s. 9. There are other officers distinguished by this appellation, as the messengers of the
Rope-dancers
and mountebanks are public nuisances, and may, upon indictment, be suppressed, and the keepers of them fined, 1 Hawk. P.C. 75, s. 6.
Turn, or Tourn
sheriff making a turn of circuit about his shire, and holding this Court in each respective hundred, 2 Hawk. P.C. c. 10. The tourn, which had long been obsolete, is formally abolished by s. 18 of the
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