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Passport

Foreign Office a passport taken out in one name but to be used in another is an indictable misdemeanour, R. v. Brailsford and McCulloch, (1905) 2 KB 730. Forgery is a misdemeanour under the (English) Official Secrets

Receiver of stolen property

same to have been stolen or obtained in any way whatsoever under circumstances which amount to felony or misdemeanour. It matters not whether the principal thief has been prosecuted. Whether the offence is a felony or misdemeanour

Merger

merged in the judgment, see Aman v. Southern Railway Co., (1926) 1 KB 59. The merger of a misdemeanour in a felony is abolished by the (English) Criminal Procedure Act, 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 100),

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Bribe

to disregard his official duty or betray his trust for the benefit of the giver. It is a misdemeanour at common law for a public officer, whether judicial or ministerial, to accept a bribe, or for such

Libel

privilege. Threatening to publish a libel with the intent to extort anything valuable, etc., is punishable as a misdemeanour [(English) Larceny Act, 1916 (6 & 7 Geo. 5, c. 50), s. 31]; and see BLACKMAIL. It is

Bail

to attend a further examination of a charge against him. In all cases of felony, and in certain misdemeanours, the justices of the peace may take bail at the time of the examination; and in all cases

Accused

Accused, means the person or persons against whom a charge of crime or misdemeanour is brought, Webster Law Dictionary, p. 11. Means a person who has been blamed for wrongdoing; specifically a

Forgery

be used as if genuine, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 661. Forgery at Common Law was a misdemeanour but most forgeries have been made felony by statute. Many of these statutes were consolidated by 11 Geo.

Felony

conviction for which such forfeiture followed, in addition to any other punishment prescribed by law, as distinguished from misdemeanour, upon conviction for which to forfeiture followed. All indictable offences are either felonies or misdemeanours, but a material

Compounding

again, or other amends, upon an agreement not to prosecute; this offence was denominated theftbote. It is a misdemeanour and is punishable by fine and imprisonment. See Reg. v. Burgess, (1885) 16 QBD 141. It is no

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