Legal Definition and Related Resources of Political Offence

An offence committed in connection with or as part of political disturbances. The Extradition Act, 1870, s. 3, provides that a fugitive offender shall not be surrendered by this country for a political offence

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Political Offence in Historical Law

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Political offence in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of political offence.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• political offence in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• political offence in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis