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Desertion
Desertion, (1) the criminal offence of abandoning the naval or military service without license. See ss. 12 et seq. of the (English) Army Act, 1881, replacing similar s.s of … Desertion, (1) the criminal offence of abandoning the naval or military service without license. See ss. 12 et seq. of the (English) Army
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Court-martial
Court-martial, a court for the trial of military offences, under the authority of the (English) Crown and the Army Act, 1881; the ordinary law of evidence must
Blasphemy
witnesses. The punishment is, for a first offence, disability for and forfeiture of any office 'ecclesiastical, civil, or military'; for a second, disability to sue in any action, or to be guardian of any child, or an … [fr. bl'ptw, Gk., to hurt, and fhmh, reputation; blasfhmw', to speak impiously; blasphemo, Lat., to revile, Wedgw.], an offence against God and religion, by denying to the Almighty His Being and Providence, or by contumelious reproaches of
Breach of arrest
Breach of arrest, means a military offence committed by an officer who, being under arrest in quarters, leaves those quarters without a superior officer's … Breach of arrest, means a military offence committed by an officer who, being under arrest in quarters, leaves those quarters without a superior officer's authorisation,
Rape
to that of a hundred, but oftentimes containing in it more hundreds than one. It was originally a military government. 2. The carnal knowledge of a woman by force against her will was for a long period … punished as a capital crime in the country; but it is now provided (see s. 48 of the Offences against the Person Act, 1861) that any person convicted of rape shall be guilty of felony, and be
Foreign Enlistment Act
is at peace.' by s. 4 of this Act, if any British subject accepts any engagement in the military or naval service of any foreign state at war with any foreign state at peace with the Crown, … similarly punishable. In Reg. v. Jameson, (1896) 2 QB 425, many persons were tried and convicted for an offence against s. 11 in making an armed incursion into the Transvaal in South Africa. See also Treaties of
Public Order Act, 1936
S. 7.-Enforcement. S. 8.-Application to Scotland. S. 9.-Interpretation. S. 10.-Short title and extent. A person who commits an offence under s. 2 is liable on summary conviction to a maximum of 6 months' imprisonment or a fine
Gun
a dwelling-house, the fine is 10l., but there are six exemptions, being of (1) persons in the naval, military, or volunteer service in discharge of their duty; (2) licensees to kill game; (3) persons carrying such licensee's … in the course of trade or testing, and (6) common carriers carrying guns as such. See FIREARMS; STREET OFFENCES.
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