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Adulteration

Adulteration, the corrupt production of any article, especially food: indictable at common law, see R. v. Dixon, (1814) 3 M&S 11. The adulteration of bread, corn, meal, or

and thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales. They were in early times presentable at the Court-leet, or indictable at the sessions, and punishable by fine and finding sureties for good behaviour, 2 Hawk. P.C., c. x.,

Defendant

Defendant [Deft. Abbrev.], the person sued in an action, or indicted for a misdemeanour. It includes-- (i) any person from or through whom a defendant derives his liability to

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County palatine

their respective counties. They could pardon treasons, murders, and felonies; they appointed judges and magistrates; all writs and indictments ran in their names,and offences were said to be done against their peace and not contra pacem domini

Criminal

Criminal, a person indicted for a public offence and found guilty.

Criminal Evidence Act

for giving evidence, unless otherwise ordered by the Court; and (h) The provisions of s. 18 of the Indictable Offences Act, 1848 (repealed by Criminal Justice Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 86), and replaced

Criminal information

the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice at the suit of the king,without a previous indictment or presentment by a grand jury. Criminal informa-tions are of two sorts: (1) Ex officio, which is a

Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act

1887 (English) (50 & 51 Vict.c. 35), abolishes capital sentences except in certain cases, contains numerous forms of indictment, and otherwise simplifies and amends the Criminal Law of Scotland. See CAPITAL OFFENCES (SCOTLAND).

De medietate lingu'

Juries Act, 1825 (6 Geo. 4, c. 50), s. 47, enacted that, on the prayer of any alien indicted for felony or misdemeanour, the sheriff should return for one-half of the jury a competent number of aliens,

De nocumento Amovendo

in abatement of nuisance issuable out of the Crown Office upon or after conviction of the defendant upon indictment. Hals. L. of E., title HIGHWAY, ETC., referring to Short and Mellor, Pr. Of the Crown Office, 2nd

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