 | Robert Wodrow Archbald - 1913 - 648 lehte
...crimes ' is made use of to denote such offenses as are of i1 more atrocious dye; while smaller fanlts, and omissions of less consequence, are comprised under the gentle name of 'misdemeanors ' only." Hale, in his Pleas of the Crown, states the doctrine in this wise: "Temporal... | |
 | Alexander Simpson - 1916 - 240 lehte
...crimes and misdemeanors, which, properly speaking, are mere synonymous terms, though in common usage 'crimes' is made use of to denote such offences as...consequence are comprised under the gentle name of 'misdemeanors' only." If "faults and omissions" are therein used with Blackstone's customary accuracy... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1916 - 1376 lehte
...are mere synonymous terms, though, in common usage, the word "crimes" is made to denote such offenses as are of a deeper and more atrocious dye ; while smaller faults, and * Blackstone's definition of crime has been very widely adopted. United States v. Eaton, 144 US 677,... | |
 | William Mack, William Benjamin Hale, Donald J. Kiser - 1918 - 1426 lehte
...which, properly speaking, are mere synonymous terms; though In common usage, the word 'crimes' Is made to denote such offences as are of a deeper and more...omissions of less consequence are comprised under the gentler name of 'misdemeanors' only"). [a] This definition пая been followed and approved in Schick... | |
 | Elmer Diedrich Graper - 1921 - 386 lehte
...mere synonymous terms ; though, in common usage, the word ' crimes ' is made to denote such offenses as are of a deeper and more atrocious dye ; while...omissions of less consequence are comprised under the gentler name of ' misdemeanors ' only." 4 Com. 5. 3 See Alexander, Law of Arrest, p. II. i* Bouvier's... | |
 | Elmer Diedrich Graper - 1921 - 388 lehte
...are mere synonymous terms; though, in common usage, the word 'crimes' is made to denote such offenses as are of a deeper and more atrocious dye; while smaller...omissions of less consequence are comprised under the gentler name of ' misdemeanors ' only." 4 Com. 5. s See Alexander, Law of Arrest, p. 11. i4 Bouvier's... | |
 | Thomas Welburn Hughes - 1922 - 686 lehte
..."properly speaking, are mere synonymous terms ; though, in common usage, the word 'crimes' is made to denote such offences as are of a deeper and more...omissions of less consequence, are comprised under the gentler name of 'misdemeanors' only." We must, then, consider the term "criminal offence," in its strict... | |
 | American Law Institute - 1928 - 524 lehte
...misdemeanors are synonymous terms; in common usage the word 'crimes' is made to denote such offenses as are of a deeper and more atrocious dye, while smaller faults are comprised under the gentler names of 'misdemeanors.' " "Offenses are distinguishable into what... | |
 | 1887 - 1030 lehte
..."misdemeanors" are synonymous terms. In common usage, the word "crimes" is made to denote such offenses as are of a deeper and more atrocious dye, while smaller faults are comprised under the gentler name of "misdemeanors." 131. Comm. 5. The word "crime" is not a synonym... | |
 | 1970 - 342 lehte
...mere synonymous terms, though in common usage the word 'crimes' is made use of to denote such offenses as are of a deeper and more atrocious dye : while...consequence are comprised under the gentle name of misdemeanors only. "In making the distinction between public wrongs and private, between crimes and... | |
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A crime, or misdemeanor, is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it. This general definition comprehends both crimes and misdemeanors ; which, properly speaking, are mere synonymous terms : though in... 
