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Sacrilege
and committing any felony therein, and breaking out of the same, is felony punishable by penal servitude or imprisonment. The offence was for a long time capital, the last execution having taken place in 1819. The act
Sacrament
term 'Sacrament' is commonly used to mean the Holy Communion. Reviling the Sacrament is punishable by fine and imprisonment (1 Edw. 6, c. 1), and administration of the Sacrament in both kinds is enjoined by s. 7
Roman Catholics
and Mary (11 & 12 Wm. 3, c. 4), punishing any Papist assuming the education of youth with imprisonment for life. Exclusion from Parliament was effected by the requirement of the Declaration against Trans-ubstantiation (see TRANSUBSTANT- IATION)
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Riot
riot. The punishment for riots not falling within the provisions of the (English) Riot Act is fine and imprisonment to which hard labour may, by 3 Geo. 4, c. 114, be superadded. As to riots at elections,
Reviling Church Ordinances
Reviling Church Ordinances, an offence against religion, punishable by fine and imprisonment, 4 Steph. Com
Restitutio in integrum
which comprehends not merely absence in the ordinary sense of the word, but absence owing to madness or imprisonment, and the like causes. The case of error. Mistake comprehends such error as cannot be imputed to blame;
Railway
a second conviction either by a fine not exceeding 20l., or in the discretion of the court by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month. Government Purchase and Revision of Tolls.-Since 1845 a clause has been
Public meeting
any other case shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds, or to imprisonment not exceeding one month. (2) Any person who incites others to commit an offence under this section shall
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
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