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suspend
license] c : stay [ a hearing] d : to defer until a later time see also suspended sentence at sentence
Reprieve
A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence especially of a sentence of death
Parenthesis
Parenthesis, part of a sentence occurring in the middle thereof, and usually enclosed between marks like ( ), the omission of which part
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Obliqua oratio
stands for the speaker in giving his words; and hence the words 'you,' 'your,' never occur, and every sentence begins with the word that expressed or understood, but generally expressed in the first sentence only. It is
Furlough, parole
when a prisoner is on parole his period of release does not count towards the total period of sentence while when he is on furlough he is eligible to have the period of release counted towards the
Fugitation
Fugitation. In Scotland, when a criminal does not obey the citation to answer, the Court pronounces sentence of fugitation against him, which induces a forfeiture of goods and chattels to the Crown. A sentence or
Excommunication
of contempt of Court it has now been abolished, and in lieu thereof, where a lawful citation or sentence has not been obeyed, the judge has power, after a certain period, to pronounce such person contumacious and
Collusion
and appears to be of two kinds: (1) When the facts put forward as the foundation of the sentence of the Court do not exist; (2) When they exist, but have been corruptly preconcerted for the express
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
pass
goods] 4 : to put in circulation [ bad checks] compare utter 5 : to pronounce (as a sentence or judgment) judicially [the court ed a severe sentence]
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