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Figures

numbers by figures in all writs, etc., pleadings, rules, orders, indictments, etc., in courts of justice, as had been commonly used,

Forgery

simile of the forged document, seal or die in the indictment a, description of it being sufficient; nor to allege or

Gaming or gambling

months; but adds that nothing shall prevent any proceeding by indictment, see Daniels v. Pinks, (1931) 1 KB 374, following Jenks

Gordon Riots

amount of damage had been done. Lord George Gordon was indicted for high treason on the charge of levying war against

Guilty

the word used by a prisoner in pleading to an indictment when he confesses the crime of which he is charged,

King's Bench

misdemeanour or breach of the peace, and into it also indictments from all inferior Courts might be removed by writ of

Rope-dancers

for rope-dancers and mountebanks are public nuisances, and may, upon indictment, be suppressed, and the keepers of them fined, 1 Hawk.

Mainour

law, the thief could be arraigned and tried without an indictment. Also spelled manour; meinour. Also termed mannopus; manuopus, Black's Law

Reprieve

the judge is not satisfied with the verdict, or the indictment is insufficient, or any favourable circumstances appear in the criminal's

Defendant

Defendant [Deft. Abbrev.], the person sued in an action, or indicted for a misdemeanour. It includes-- (i) any person from or

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