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private investigator

private investigator : a person not a member of a police force who is licensed to do detective work (as investigation of suspected wrongdoing or searching for missing persons)

arrest

and seizure of a person whether or not by physical force by someone acting under authority (as a police officer) in connection with a crime in such a manner that it is reasonable under the circumstances for

attenuation

of the amount, force, or magnitude of something ;specif : a weakening of the connection between an illegal police procedure and the evidence obtained by it such that the evidence is admissible at trial as an exception

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gasmask

filter which protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases It is used in warfare and also by police to allow them to effectively use tear gas or other disabling gas to disperse a crowd or force

Cognizable offence

Cognizable offence, means an offence for which, and 'cognizable case' means a case in which, a police officer may, in accordance with the First Schedule or under any other law for the time being in … officer may, in accordance with the First Schedule or under any other law for the time being in force, arrest without warrant. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 2 (c)]

Town Police Clauses Acts, 1847

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Battery

harm need result, it is actionable per se, Kenlin v. Gardiner, (1967) 2 QB 510; Fagan v. Metropolitan Police Commissioner, (1969) 1 QB 439; Freeman v. Home Office, (1984) QB 524. Means a crime and a tort … Act, 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 100), ss. 42, 43. See ASSAULT. Battery, includes even the slightest force, no actual harm need result, it is actionable per se, Kenlin v. Gardiner, (1967) 2 QB 510; Fagan

Jury

and of metropolitan magistrates, clerks of the peace, coroners and deputies, sheriffs' officers and servants, solicitors' managing clerks, police, J.P.'s within their own jurisdiction, mem-bers of corporations, etc., governors of prisons, superintendents of asylums, registered medical practitioners, … corporations, etc., governors of prisons, superintendents of asylums, registered medical practitioners, chemists, dentists, officers and members of H.M. forces, servants of Post Office, Customs, and Inland Revenue, H.M. Household, Masters of Trinity House and members of the

officer

officer 1 : one charged with administering or enforcing the law [a police ] 2 : one who holds an office of trust, authority, or command [the directors, s, employees, and … shareholders of a corporation] 3 : one who holds a position of authority or command in the armed forces [insubordinate to his commanding ]

Complaint

this Code, that some person, whether known or unknown, has committed an offence, but does not include a police report. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 2 (d)] Means-- (i) a consumer; or (ii) … under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or under any other law for the time being in force; or (iii) the Central Government or any State Govern-ment, who or which makes a complaint; (iv) one or

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