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Dog stealing
Dog stealing is punishable on summary conviction, for the first offence, by six months' imprisonment and hard labour, or fine not exceeding 20l. beyond the value of the dog. A second offence is,
Drunkenness
public place or licensed house is punishable by fine (s. 12). Disorderly drunkenness is punishable by fine or imprisonment, and refusal by drunken persons to quit licensed premises is punishable by fine. [(English) Licensing Consolidation Act, 1910,
Accessary, or Accessory
as if he were a principal felon, and an accessory after the fact is in general punishable with imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years (with or without hard labour), and may also be required to
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felony
that imposed on a misdemeanor ;specif : a federal crime for which the punishment may be death or imprisonment for more than a year see also attainder, treason NOTE: Originally in English law a felony was a
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
Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
(See (English) Crown Office Rules, 1906, rr. 216-230.) If a probable ground be shown that the party is imprisoned without a cause and has a right to be delivered, this writ ought of right to be granted
Hard labour
1914, s. 16(1), 'where a person convicted by or before any Court of an offence is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine, the imprisonment may, in the discretion of the court, be either with
Penal Servitude
a sentence of penal servitude, the Court may, in its discretion, unless such future Act otherwise provides, award imprisonment for any term not exceeding 2 years, with or without hard labour. By the Penal Servitude Act, 1926
Personal liberty
1836. In England right to personal liberty means in substance a person's right not to be subjected to imprisonment, arrest or physical coercion in any manner that does not admit of legal justification; secured by the strict
Specific provision to the contrary
separate treatment to delinquent children in trial, conviction and punishment for offences including offences punishable with death or imprisonment for life. S. 27 is not 'a specific provision to the contrary', within the meaning of s. 5
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