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Modesty

on her; and (iii) that the criminal force must have been used on the woman intending thereby to outrage her modesty. Intention is not the sole criterion of the offence punishable under s. 354 IPC, and it

Dastardly

Meanly timid cowardly base as a dastardly outrage

emotional distress

damages may be sought called also emotional harm mental anguish mental distress mental disturbance mental suffering see also outrage, zone of danger NOTE: Damages may be recoverable for emotional distress that is caused intentionally or negligently. Recovery

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Brawl

To quarrel noisily and outrageously

Enormity

The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule or of being immoderate monstrous or outrageous

Absque impetitione vasti

no man shall proceed against him for waste committed. This reservation does not extend to allow excessive or outrageous acts of waste, such as felling timber planted for ornament, which is called 'equitable waste' and is ground

Black Act

Black Act, 9 Geo. 1, c. 22 (English), so called because it was occasioned by the outrages committed by persons with their faces blacked or otherwise disguised, who appeared in Epping Forest, near Waltham, in

Gordon Riots

and for four or five nights abandoned the town to the fury of the mob, who amongst other outrages sacked and burned Lord Mansfield's house in Bloomsbury Square and destroyed his library and a priceless collection of

Indecent exhibition

the act of publicly displaying or offering for sale something (such as a photograph or book) that is outrageously offensive, esp. in a vulgar or sexual way, Black's Law Dic-tionary, 7th Edn., p. 772.

Kidnapping

Vict. c. 19) (amended by 38 & 39 Vict. c. 51), for the prevention and punishment of criminal outrages upon natives of the islands in the Pacific Ocean.

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