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Children

is conclusively presumed that no child under eight canb e guilty of any offence (s. 50). See AGE. Punishment.--Sentence of death … in legal documents means a legitimate child unless otherwise declared by statute. See Morris v. Britannic Assurance Co., 1931 (2) KB 125.

Negligence

KB 606. Contributory Negligence of Plaintiff.--If the plaintiff has been guilty of contributory negligence, in other words, if with ordinary care … Act, 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 95). See Chitty's Statute, tit. 'Executors,' and the Fatal Accidents (Damage) Act, 1908 (8

Prerogative of mercy

(479, 480). The anomaly of pardoning either an innocent or guilty man on the ground of his innocence, protested against by … King cannot pardon some offences against a popular or penal statute, after information brought: 3 Inst. 238. By the passing of

Oath

wilfully making such declaration false in any material particular is guilty of a misdemeanour. Promissory oaths are those required to be … against the government, and punishable by penal servitude. The following statutes relate to this offence: 37 Geo. 3, c. 123; 39

Burglary

(b) committed any felony in the said dwelling-house, shall be guilty of the felony called burglary and on conviction thereof liable … night - with the intent to commit a felony. Some statutes make petit larceny an alternative to a felony for purposes

Breach of trust

his strict duty; in other cases he may have been guilty of negligence or carelessness involving at least some degree of … Act, 1888, s. 8, allows a trustee to plead the Statute of Limitations except incases of fraud or if he has

Falsification

in every such case the person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and be liable to be kept in … 1859 (22 & 23 Vict. c. 35), s. 24 (Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Conveyancing'), and the falsifier is also liable to an

Petty Sessions

any offence who did not plead, or who has pleaded, guilty, or did or did not admit the truth of the … way without a jury. This power is given by various statutes dealing with particular offences and by the Summary Jurisdiction Acts.

Cruelty

convicted of an aggravated assault upon her, or has been guilty of persistent cruelty to her, can leave and live apart … but equally serious in terms of the provisions of the statute since the same would also embrace the attributes of cruelty

Pardon

F. Pollock, A.-G., that when the Crown pardons any adjudged guilty on the ground that the evidence rightly viewed does not … Law could the sovereign pardon an offence against a penal statute after information brought; for thereby the informer had acquired private

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