Prisonment - Law Dictionary Search Results
Committitur piece
Committitur piece, an instrument in writing on parchment, which charges a person, already in prison, in execution at the suit of the person who arrested him, 2 Ch. Arch.
Confidence trick
cases, of which there are many examples. See R. v. Russett, (1892) 2 QB 312, in which the prisoner purported to sell a horse for 23l., and required the buyer to pay 8l. forthwith and the balance
Deaf and dumb and blind
and dumb person, i.e., a 'mute by the visitation of God,' may be tried for felony if the prisoner can read or write and be made to understand by means of signs or symbols (1 Leach, C.
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Constable
and warrants, but with less authority and smaller jurisdiction than a sheriff, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. Every prison officer while acting as such has all the powers, authority, protection and privileges of a constable, Pointing v.
Coroner
has died a sudden death of which the cause is unknown, or that such person has dies in prison, or in such place or under such circumstances as to require an inquest in pursuance of any Act,
County rate
of lands, and applied to many miscellaneous purposes; among which are those of defraying the expenses connected with prisons, reimbursing to private parties the costs they have incurred in prosecuting public offenders, and defraying the expenses of
Court
P. 24; Jac.Law Dict. Includes a Coroner and any officer lawfully exercising civil, criminal or revenue jurisdiction. [The Prisoners Act, 1900 (3 of 1900), s. 2 (a)] Includes a tribunal and an arbitrator. [The Interest Act, 1978
Crates
Crates, an iron gate before a prison, 1 Vent. 304.
Criminal Law Amendment Acts, 1885 to 1928 (English)
intercourse with girls between thirteen and sixteen, are made misdemeanours, brothel-keepers are made liable to summary proceedings, and prisoners charged with sexual offences are allowed to give evidence on their own behalf. The Act is amended by
Crown cases reserved
authority of the Crown Cases Act,1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 78), provided the judge who tried the prisoner consented to state a case, though if he refused no court had power to compel him to do
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