The Common Law of England, 1. köideSweet & Maxwell, limited, 1920 - 1584 pages |
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... act , causing death 288 Criminal omission to discharge duty 291 Criminal ... Act , 1908 CHAPTER VI . ASSAULTS Assault and battery 316-325 316 317 320 323 CHAPTER VII . RAPE AND INDECENT ASSAULTS 326-330 ... LARCENY TABLE OF CONTENTS . xiii.
... act , causing death 288 Criminal omission to discharge duty 291 Criminal ... Act , 1908 CHAPTER VI . ASSAULTS Assault and battery 316-325 316 317 320 323 CHAPTER VII . RAPE AND INDECENT ASSAULTS 326-330 ... LARCENY TABLE OF CONTENTS . xiii.
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... ( Larceny Act , 1861 ) 24 & 25 Vict . c . 98 ( Forgery Act , ss . 28 , 34 , 36 , 37. 386 ss . 42-44 , 47 - end 386 1861 ) 389 s . 1 366 • c . 99 ( Coinage Offences s . 3 350 Act , 1861 ) 375 ss . 12 , 13 , 17 342 s . 2 376 ss . 18 , 21 ...
... ( Larceny Act , 1861 ) 24 & 25 Vict . c . 98 ( Forgery Act , ss . 28 , 34 , 36 , 37. 386 ss . 42-44 , 47 - end 386 1861 ) 389 s . 1 366 • c . 99 ( Coinage Offences s . 3 350 Act , 1861 ) 375 ss . 12 , 13 , 17 342 s . 2 376 ss . 18 , 21 ...
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... Act , 1914 ) c . 58 ( Criminal Justice Administration Act , 985 1053 1117 991 , 1124 .1117 , 1118 402 , 1049 1050 369 ... ( Larceny 1916 ) Act , 61 , 336 , 363 , 366 , 1467 1914 ) ss . 1-5 • ss . 7-9 8. 10 8. 11 s . 14 s . 15 s . 16 B. 19 ...
... Act , 1914 ) c . 58 ( Criminal Justice Administration Act , 985 1053 1117 991 , 1124 .1117 , 1118 402 , 1049 1050 369 ... ( Larceny 1916 ) Act , 61 , 336 , 363 , 366 , 1467 1914 ) ss . 1-5 • ss . 7-9 8. 10 8. 11 s . 14 s . 15 s . 16 B. 19 ...
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... ( Larceny Act , 1916 ) s . 20 198 , 350 , 360 , · 6 & 7 Geo . V. c . 50 ( Larceny Act , PAGE 1916 ) 8. 44 348 , 356 , 373 , 8. 45 1083 , 1084 799 361 , 393 s . 21 8. 22 361 , 991 362 , 991 8. 23 8. 24 8. 25 8. 26 8. 27 214 , 395 , 396 8 ...
... ( Larceny Act , 1916 ) s . 20 198 , 350 , 360 , · 6 & 7 Geo . V. c . 50 ( Larceny Act , PAGE 1916 ) 8. 44 348 , 356 , 373 , 8. 45 1083 , 1084 799 361 , 393 s . 21 8. 22 361 , 991 362 , 991 8. 23 8. 24 8. 25 8. 26 8. 27 214 , 395 , 396 8 ...
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... larceny and murder . Other writers say that the substantial distinction lies rather in the remedy pursued : when the wrongful act is a crime , the State prosecutes and punishes the offender : when it is a tort , the remedy is left in ...
... larceny and murder . Other writers say that the substantial distinction lies rather in the remedy pursued : when the wrongful act is a crime , the State prosecutes and punishes the offender : when it is a tort , the remedy is left in ...
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25 Vict accused Act of Parliament assault attempt bigamy bodily harm breach British by-laws caused the death charge child committed common law consent conspiracy contract convicted Court crime Criminal Law Crown custom damage defendant duty England evidence fact felony punishable grievous bodily harm guilty of felony hard labour held highway homicide imprisonment indictment injury intent judge jurisdiction jury justice kill King King's land larceny Larceny Act liable libel Lord malice aforethought manslaughter mens rea ment merely misdemeanour punishable misprision of treason murder necessary negligence obstruct obtained offence officer overt act owner Parliament party peace penal servitude perjury person plaintiff possession prisoner procure prosecution prove public nuisance punishable with penal purpose Quarter Sessions reasonable riot rule sedition servant statute tenant tort trade trespass trial unlawful unlawfully unless violence wife wilfully words
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Page 220 - I think the test of obscenity is this, whether the tendency of the matter charged as obscenity is to deprave and corrupt those whose minds are open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fall.
Page 481 - I believe quite correctly, that "the rule of law is laid down with perfect correctness in the case of Butterfield v. Forrester, that, although there may have been negligence on the part of the plaintiff, yet unless he might, by the exercise of ordinary care, have avoided the consequences of the defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover; if by ordinary care he might have avoided them, he is the author of his own wrong.
Page 66 - If the words of the statute are in themselves precise and unambiguous, then no more can be necessary than to expound those words in their natural and ordinary sense. The words themselves alone do in such case best declare the intention of the lawgiver.
Page 201 - Where there are numerous persons having the same interest in one cause or matter, one or more of such persons may sue or be sued, or may be authorized by the court or a judge to defend in such cause or matter, on behalf or for the benefit of all persons so interested.
Page 58 - But the matters which are to be established for the Estate of our Lord the King and of his Heirs, and for the estate of the Realm and of the People, shall be treated, accorded, and established in Parliament by our Lord the King and by the Assent of the Prelates, Earls, and Barons and the commonalty of the Realm, according as it hath been heretofore accustomed.
Page 243 - Animal " shall be taken to mean any Horse, Mare, Gelding, Bull, Ox, Cow, Heifer, Steer, Calf, Mule, Ass, Sheep, Lamb, Hog, Pig, Sow, Goat, Dog, Cat, or any other domestic Animal...
Page 351 - ... on conviction on indictment to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds or to both such imprisonment and such fine...
Page 251 - trade dispute" means any dispute between employers and workmen, or between workmen and workmen, which is connected with the employment or non-employment, or the terms of the employment, or with the conditions of labour, of any person...
Page 123 - If a man be desperately assaulted and in peril of death, and cannot otherwise escape unless, to satisfy his assailant's fury, he will kill an innocent person then present, the fear and actual force will not acquit him of the crime and punishment of murder, if he commit the fact [sic], for he ought rather to die himself than kill an innocent...
Page 298 - If any person over the age of sixteen years, who has the custody, charge or care of any child or young person, wilfully assaults, ill-treats, neglects, abandons or exposes...