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Coney

See s. 31 of the (English) Game Act, 1831 (1 & 2 Wm. 4, c. 32), as to arrest of trespasser in pursuit of 'game or woodcocks, snipes, quails, landrails, or coneys,' if he refuses to quit

self-defence, defense of others, defense of property, necessity (Choice of evils), the use of force to make an arrest, and the use of force by public authority, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 871.

Public meeting

if the constable reasonably suspects him of giving a false name and address, the constable may without warrant arrest him. Newspaper reports of public meetings (unless such report or publication was published or made maliciously) are 'privileged'

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Mace-proof

Mace-proof, secure against arrest.

Raid

Raid, means a sudden attack or invasion by law enforcement officers, usually to make an arrest or to search for evidence of a crime, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1266.

Burial ground

also Chitty's Statutes, tit. Burial' Baker or Little on the Law of Burial; and CREMATION. A creditor cannot arrest or detain the body of the deceased debtor. See per Lord Ellenborough in Jones v. Ashburnham, (1804) 4

Whitefriars

a place in London between the Temple and Blackfriars, which was formerly a sanctuary, and therefore privileged from arrest see ALSATIA

Undertaking

to Govt. of Haryana, (2002) 6 SCC 269. Means a going concern with all its rights, liabilities and arrest as distinct from the various rights and arrests which compose it, Shri Krishna Gyanoday Sugar Ltd. v. State

Special case

Court of oyer and terminer, gaol delivery, or quarter sessions, any question of law arises on motion in arrest of judgment (or even independently of such motion), which such Court finds too difficult for its determination, it

Solicitation

a felony, although no felony be in fact committed, R. v. Higgins (1801) 2 East, 5. As to arrest by a constable, on view, of a prostitute 'loitering in any thorough fare or public place for the

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