Tag: punishment
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Correction
(Change), nounadjustment alteration amelioration amending amendment betterment correctio curative cure emendatio emendation improved version improvement melioration <…
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Correction
(Change), nounadjustment alteration amelioration amending amendment betterment correctio curative cure emendatio emendation improved version improvement melioration <…
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Question
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Question Meaning of Question An interrogatory, an inquiry. A point at issue between parties ; a subject of investigation or debate. Question Alternative […]
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Tumbrel
An instrument of punishment made use of by the Saxons, chiefly for the correction of scolding women by ducking them in water, consisting of a stool or chair fixed to the end of a long pole. …
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Mulct
(Defraud), verbcheat deceive embezzle fudge peculate practice fraud sharp steal swindle trick (Fine), verbamerce deprive distrain exact a fine<…
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Amber's Law
Meaning of Amber’s Law Resources See Also Amber Alert Sentencing Punishment
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House Of Refuge
A prison for juvenile delinquents. …
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Whipping
A form of punishment that is no longer permitted by law in the United States. See 18 U.S.C.ç3564.
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Whipping
A form of punishment that is no longer permitted by law in the United States. See 18 U.S.C.ç3564.
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Allocution
See alsoThe requirement that a trial judge ask a defendant to show legal… (Read more)…
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Allocution
See alsoThe requirement that a trial judge ask a defendant to show legal… (Read more)…
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Hard Labor
A phrase used in sentencing to confinement in institutions where labor is required of convicts. The word hard is surplusage. 29 Pa. St. 448. …
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To Cashier
To Cashier
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Forfeiture
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Forfeiture Meaning of Forfeiture Denotes the loss of some right , property , benefit or privilege by a person as a result of having Committed a crime or breached some legal obligation imposed on him. […]
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Forfeiture
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Forfeiture Meaning of Forfeiture Denotes the loss of some right , property , benefit or privilege by a person as a result of having Committed a crime or breached some legal obligation imposed on him. […]