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Window cleaning
to the obstruction, annoyance or danger of the residents, liable to fine up to forty shillings or to imprison-ment up to fourteen days, and any constable of the district is directed to take him into custody without
Witchcraft
persons pretending to use any kind of witchcraft, etc., shall upon conviction on indictment suffer one whole year's imprison-ment, and also be obliged to give sureties for good behaviour if the Court thinks fit [R.v. Stephenson, (1904)
Adulteration
estate, in punishable for a first offence by a fine not exceeding 50l.; for a second offence by imprison-ment not exceeding six months. The sale to the prejudice of the purchaser of articles of food and drugs
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Procuration of women
If the woman be under twenty-one and not a common prostitute, the offence is a misdemeanour punishable by imprisonment for not more than two years under the (English) Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, amended by the (English)
Probation
charge; or (2) discharging the offender condi-tionally. Where any person has been convicted of any offence punishable with imprisonment, and the Court is of opinion that, having regard to the like circum-stances, it is inexpedient to inflict … the charge is proved, but is of opinion that, having regard to the character, antecedents, age, health, or mental condition of the person charged, or to the trivial nature of the offence, or to the extenuating circumstances
Escape
from], a violent or private evasion out of some lawful restraint; as where a man is arrested or imprisoned, and gets away before he is delivered by due course of law. Escapes are either in civil or
Commitment
order, either for a crime, contempt, or contumacy [see the (English) Debtors Act, 1869, for the abolition of imprisonment for debt, 32 & 33 Vict. c. 62, s. 5]. In the county Court, judgment debts which the
Threats
other person (whether living or dead), shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof liable to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two years. See also, s. 29 (ibid.), as
Sentence
Sentence, denotes 'A person who is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment is deemed to have been awarded that punishment even in the case where the sentence is suspended for
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