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Bill of pains and penalties

Bill of pains and penalties, a special Act of the legislature which inflicts a punishment, less than death, upon persons supposed to be guilty of treason of felony, without any conviction in the

Child

Child, means any person below the age of eighteen years and includes any adopted, step or foster child. [Protection of Woman from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (43 of 2005), s. 2(b)] Child includes a still-born child....

punitive

punitive : inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment pu·ni·tive·ly adv pu·ni·tive·ness n

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prosecute

prosequi to pursue] vt 1 : to institute and carry forward legal action against for redress or esp. punishment of a crime 2 : to institute and carry on a lawsuit with reference to [every action shall

procedural

procedural : of or relating to procedure [sentence reversed as result of error in sentencing "National Law Journal"] compare substantive pro·ce·dur·al·ly adv

probationable

probationable : not precluding probation : punishable by probation [a offense]

probate

probate [Latin probatum, neuter of probatus, past participle of probare to test, approve, prove] 1 a : the process of proving in a court of competent jurisdiction (as a probate court) that an instrument is the...

prisoner

prisoner : a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody ;esp : one under arrest, awaiting trial, on trial, or serving a prison sentence

plea bargain

plea bargain The process in which the defendant and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case subject to court approval. It usually involves the defendant's pleading guilty to...

presentence report

presentence report : a report prepared by a probation officer upon conviction of a defendant that assists the sentencing court in imposing an appropriate sentence NOTE: The information contained in a presentence report includes the defendant's...

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