Manslaughter - Law Dictionary Search Results
Military offences
sleeping on guard, desertion, etc, as well as any civil crime with special provisions in the case of manslaughter, treason, felony or rape. Hals. L.E., tit. 'Royal Forces
Misadventure, excusable homicide by
of moderation, either in the manner, the instrument, or the quantity of punishment, and death ensue, it is manslaughter at lest, and in some cases, according to the circumstances murder: immoderate correction being unlawful, Fost. 275.
Misdemeanour
includes a less felony, so that, e.g., on an indictment for murder there may be a conviction of manslaughter; but no felony includes a misdemeanour, so that at Common Law no person on an indictment for felony
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Omne majus continet in se minus
greater contains or embraces the less; e.g., a person on an indictment for murder may be convicted of manslaughter.)
Parchment
Act, 1887, which maintained the use of parchment in the case of inquisitions by coroners of murder and manslaughter till 1916, see Indictments Act, 1915, Sch. II. Indictments may be on durable paper (ibid., Sch. I.).
En ventre sa mere
child is killed whilst it is within the womb, it cannot be the subject of a murder or manslaughter charge, but otherwise if it receives injuries whilst in the womb which occasion its death after birth, R.
Ferdwit
Ferdwit [fr. ferd, Sax., army, and wite, punishment], quit or manslaughter committed in the army; also a fine imposed on persons for not going forth on a military expedition.
Aberemurder
apparent, notorious and mord, murder, Sax.], plain or downright murder, as distinguished from the less heinous crime of manslaughter or chance medley. It was declared a capital offence, without fine or commutation, by the laws of Canute,
Dedbana
Dedbana, an actual homicide or manslaughter.
Coverture
husband, so as to be excused from punishment for crimes committed in his presence, except treason, murder, and manslaughter [see Reg. v. Manning, (1849) 2 C&K 903]; but the presumption maybe rebutted [Reg. v. Torpey, (1871) 12
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