 | William Waller Hening - Forms (Law) - 1810 - 710 pages
...points decided, as to the proceedings in erecting mills. • - . MISDEMEANOR. 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 synonymous... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 830 pages
...false gods (Hooker'). t. A rile A crime, or гтч1<тлеппоиг, says jnojte Blackstone, is an art committed, or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it. This general definition MISCREA'TED. а. (ив and create.) Formed unnaturally or illir'tima'.ely;... | |
 | Thomas Potts - Law - 1815 - 836 pages
...ensue«. 4 ill,« 1. 188. Sec Homicide. MISDEMEANOUR, a crine or misdemeanour, is an act com* milted or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it. MISE, is a customary gift or prêtent which the people of Wales, give to every new king or prince of... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 774 pages
...Blackftone, in his Commentaries, (vol. iv. 5.) thus diftinguifhes them, " A crime, or mifdemeanour, is an alt committed or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it. This general definition comprehends both crimes and mifdemeanors ; which, properly fpeaking, are fynonymous... | |
 | John Elihu Hall - Law - 1817 - 622 pages
...prosecution, and the answer is, in the language of all the elementary writers upon the law, that a crime is an act committed or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it; the act, under consideration, is a public law, the violation of it then, is a crime; a prosecution... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1818 - 762 pages
...adminifter this molt important office. CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS. A crime, or mifdemeanor, is an a£t committed, or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it. This general definition comprehends both crimes and mifdemeanors ; which, properly fpeaking, are fynonymous... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas - Law reports, digests, etc - 1820 - 648 pages
...CoNANt. the very doctrine which I now state will be found. His words are, " 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... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, William John Broderip, Peregrine Bingham - Law reports, digests, etc - 1820 - 644 pages
...CONANT. the very doctrine which I now state will be found. His words are, " 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... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 328 pages
...respective punishments ; 4. the means of prevention ; 5. the method of punishment. A crime, or misdcmcsnor, is an act committed, or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it. in. Crimes are distinguished from civil injuries, in that they are a breach and violation of the public... | |
 | Trials (Impeachment) - 1821 - 248 pages
...raised. In 4 Bl. Com. 5, we find the definition of misdemeanor, as follows ;• "A crime, or misdemeanor, is an act committed, or omitted in Violation 'of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it. This general definition see such a definite crime, that they may apply the punishment which the law... | |
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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. 
