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Civil offence

Civil offence, means an offence which is triable by a criminal court. [The Border Security Force Act, 1968, s. 2 (1) (d); means an offence which

53 Vict. c. 12), to relieve the Court of Assize from the trial of persons charged with offences triable at Quarter Sessions-by which Act justices of the peace are directed to bind over prosecutors to appear at

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Super-institution

is a super-institution; concerning which two things have been resolved:- (1) That the super-institution, as such, is properly triable in the spiritual Court; (2) that it is not triable there, in case induction has been given upon

Treason

Wm. 3, c. 3. Treason committed out of the king's Dominions is, by 35 Hen. 8, c. 2, triable in the K.B.D., and the Act is one of the enactments by virtue of which a Bill of

Felo de se

still be directed and returned. To attempt to commit suicide is a misdemeanour at Common Law, and is triable at Quarter Sessions, Reg. v. Burgess, 1862 L&C 258. In the army, by s. 38 of the (English)

Venue

order made under the other parts of that s., of the venue in all cases, civil and criminal, triable on any circuit or elsewhere. The proper or a possible place for trial of a lawsuit, usually because

Suit

proceeding which commences with a petition in the nature of a plaint and the claim should be one triable by a court, Maharana Bhagwat Singh Bahadur of Udaipur v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1964 SC 444: (1964)

Sessions of the peace

repealed and now all offences under ss. 16 and 17 of the (English) Malicious Damage Act, 1861, are triable. See Criminal Justice Act, 1925. (10) Bigamy, and offences against the law relating to marriage. (11) Abduction of

Nisi prius

Nisi prius, a Common Law phrase, which originated thus: An action was formerly triable only in the Court where it was brought. But it was provided by Magna Charta, in ease of

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