Imprisonment - Law Dictionary Search Results
Gaming or gambling
to pay such penalty (not more than 100l.) as shall be adjudged by the justices, or may be imprisoned with or without hard labour for not more than six calendar months; but adds that nothing shall prevent
Ransom
sum of money paid for the pardoning of some great offence, and or setting the offender who was imprisoned, Advanced Law Lexicon (3rd Edn.) p. 3932. Is a sum of money to be demanded to be paid
Habeas corpora juratorum
brought before a court at a stated time and place to decide the legality of his detention or imprison-ment, Webster American Dictionary, p. 856. Commands the Judge of the inferior court to produce the body of the
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Jail liberties
bounds are considered an extension of the prison walls. Historically, jail liberties were given in England to those imprisoned for debt. The prisoners will be allowed to move freely within the city in which the prison was
Misappropriation by Servants Act, 1836 (English)
giving the same to their masters' horses, etc., shall not be guilty of felony, but be liable to imprison-ment.
Musician, London
than forty shillings, or, in the discretion of the magistrate before whom he shall be convicted, may be imprisoned for anytime not more than three days. [or in default of payment for not more than one month,
Petition of Right
by Act of Parliament; that none be called upon to make answer so to do; that freemen be imprisoned or detained only by the law of the land, or by due process of law, and not by
Public Worship Regulation Act, 1874
discharged by writ of Habeas Corpus granted by the Court of Appeal. The Rev. S.F. Green, however, was imprisoned by a valid sentence, and discharged only upon his benefice becoming void (see s. 13 of the Act).
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)
Rape
to be kept in penal servitude for life, or for not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour. See also the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885,
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