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Bigamy
form of marriage was celebrated beyond the king's dominions, R. v. Russell (Earl), 1901 AC 446, and the indictment need not aver that the accused was a British subject, R. v. Audley, (1907) 1 KB 383. (ii)
Combination
done any act in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute between employers and workmen shall not be indictable as a crime if such act committed by one person would not be punishable as a crime.' See
Brothel
a habitation of prostitutes. To keep one is an offence at Common Law, the prosecution of which by indictment is specially encouraged by the (English) Disorderly Houses Act, 1751 (25 Geo. 2, c. 36), s. 5, and
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Caption
Caption, that part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority it is taken, found, or executed, Arch. Crim. Plead.,
Certiorari
King's Bench Division, which, superseding the King's bench, is the sovereign Court of justice in criminal causes, all indictments, coroners' inquisitions, summary convictions by magistrates, orders of removal of paupers, and of poor's rates, also orders made
Charge
The clerk of arraigns gives te prisoner 'in charge' to the jury, by reading an abstract of the indictment, and they are bound to proceed to deliver him until they are discharged. To prefer an accusation against
Charged
i.e. where examining justices commit an accused for trial, there is no charge until he is tried on indictment, R. v. Rider, [1954] 1 All ER 5.
Chloroform
within tent to enable himself or another to commit, or to assist another in the commission of, any indictable offence.-Offences against the Person Act, 1861, s. 22. Procuring defilement of a woman by administering drugs, see (English)
Clerk of the peace
Clerk of the peace. His duties are to officiate at sessions of the peace, to prepare indictments, and to record the proceedings of the justices, and to perform a number of special duties in connection
Code
Code, a collection or system of laws. The collection of laws and constitutions made by order of the Emperor Justinian is distinguished by the appellation of 'The Code' by way of eminence. See CIVIL LAW. The...
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