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  • 1Offence of scandalizing the court in Singapore — The courtroom in the Old Supreme Court Building that was used for sittings of the Court of Appeal, photographed in August 2008 In Singapore, the offence of scandalizing the court is committed when a person performs any act or publishes any… …

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  • 2sentence — sen|tence1 W2S1 [ˈsentəns] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin sententia feeling, opinion, sentence , from sentire; SENTIENT] 1.) a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea. Sentences… …

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  • 3List of Canadian soldiers executed for military offences — First World WarDuring the First World War, members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force were subject to British military discipline, which allowed execution by firing squad for crimes such as desertion or cowardice. During the war, 25 Canadian… …

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  • 4National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality v Minister of Justice — National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality and Another v Minister of Justice and Others Court Constitutional Court of South Africa Full case name The National Coalition for Gay and …

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  • 5Hybrid offence — Either way redirects here. For the song by The Twang, see Either Way. A hybrid offence, dual offence, Crown option offence, dual procedure offence, or wobbler are the special class offences in the common law jurisdictions where the case may be… …

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  • 6Arrestable offence — is an obsolete term in English and Welsh law. It was created by the Criminal Law Act 1967 to replace felony. The original legislation was replaced and amended by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, which itself was significantly amended to …

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  • 7Summary offence — Criminal law Part of …

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  • 8arrestable offence — in English criminal law an offence for which the sentence is fixed by law or for which the sentence is five years imprisonment. The significance is that any person may arrest anyone committing such an offence or anyone whom he reasonably suspects …

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  • 9Conditional sentence (Canada) — A conditional sentence is a non custodial punishment for crime in Canada. Contents 1 Description 2 Administration 2.1 Breach of a Conditional Sentence 2.2 …

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  • 10Suspended sentence — A suspended sentence is a legal construct. Unless a minimum punishment is prescribed by law, the court has the power to suspend the passing of sentence (generally for a period of three years) and place the offender on probation. It is the passing …

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