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Conspiracy
or to carry out a lawful common purpose by unlawful means. It is a misdemeanour at common law, punishable with fine and imprisonment to any extent; and also with hard labour in the case of ' any
Death
DEATHS AND MARRIAGES; ACTIO PERSONALIS; LAW REFORM; and Public Health Act, 1936 (deaths from infectious diseases). As to punishment of death, see CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Homicide; includes suicide also, Sharad Birdhichand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra, (1984) 4
Collusion
Collusion [fr. collusio, Lat., fr. colludo, to unite in the same play or game, and thus to unite for the purposes of fraud or deception], an agreement or compact between two or more persons to do...
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Black cap
Black cap. The head-dress worn by the judge in pronouncing sentence of death is not an emblem of the sentence. It is part of the judicial full dress, and is worn by the judges on occasions...
Capital offences
offences, those crimes upon conviction of which the offender is condemned to be hanged. The only crimes now punishable with death are high treason; murder; destruction of H. M. Ships, arsenals, etc. (12 Geo. 3, c. 24);
Burglary
is a necessary part of the offence of burglary, although entry without a breaking in is a felony punishable with penal servitude not exceeding seven years (s. 27, ibid.). Burglary is triable at quarter sessions [s. 38,
Bull
the year of his pontificate. To procure, publish, or put in use any of these is made treason, punished by death, by 13 Eliz. c. 2. That Act, though long previously obsolete, was not expressly repealed until
Bribe
doing or fore-bearing to do any act in relation to his principal's affairs or business is a misdemeanour punishable by fine or imprisonment or both [the (English) Prevention of Corruption Acts, 1906 and 1916; and see the
Blasphemy
but is cumulative upon the common law, R. v. Carlile, (1819) 3 B. & Ald. 167, very severely punishes any person 'who shall by writing printing teaching or advised speaking, deny the Christian religion to be true,
Black mail
in modern times to signify extortion of money by threatening letters or threats to accuse of crime--an offence punishable, if the crime is punishable, by death or penal servitude for not less than seven years, or be
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