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Corrupt practices
5, c. 51), ss. 79 et seq. Corrupt practices at parliamentary elections are offences punishable by fine or imprisonment, conviction in respect of which disqualifies for membership of the House of Commons and from voting at parlimentary
Damages
nature of the wrong or the distress of mind produced in the plaintiff, e.g., actions of seduction, false imprisonment breach of promise of marriage. See Hadley v. Baxendale, (1854) 32 LJ Ex 179; Smith's Leading Cases, vol.
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
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Death penalty
for murder was abolished by the murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act, 1965 and a sentence of life imprisonment substituted, Dictionary of Law, L.B. Curzon, 4th Edn., 1993, p. 53 [Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act, 1965
Dismissed
be exercised sparingly and with great circumspection. One would think a conviction for murder and a sentence of imprisonment for life were serious enough matters for the High Court to warrant 'admission' of the appeal and fair
Duel
and fighting or promoting a duel renders an officer liable to be cashiered and a soldier to suffer imprisonment by s. 38 (founded upon Articles of War made in 1844) of the (English) Army Act (44 &
Dum fuit in prisona
an abolished writ of entry to restore a man to lands which he had aliened under duress of imprisonment, 2 Inst. 482.
Enticement
intercourse with any person, or conceals or detains with that intent any such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for term which may extend to two years, or with fines, or with both. [Indian
Exaction
an officer takes more than is due, when something is due to him. The punishment is fine and imprisonment, Co. Litt. 368 b. See also (English) Sheriffs Act, 1887 (50 & 51Vict. c. 55), s. 29.
Bail
taking security for his a appearance, Kali Das v. SHO, 1979 Cr LJ 345 (J&K). Temporary release from imprisonment on furnishing surety or security to appear for trial. (IPC, 1860, s. 205) Bail is well understood in
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