 | William Blackstone - Law - 1771 - 274 pages
...refpeftive Punimments, 5. The Means of PREVENTION. 6. The Method of PUNISHMENT. 2. A CRIME, or MISDEMESNOR, is an Aft committed, or omitted, in Violation of a public Law, either forbidding or commanding it. 3Crimes are diftinguifhed from civil Injuries, in that they are a Breach and Violation of the PUBLIC... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 528 pages
...proceed now to confider (in the firft place) the general nature of crimes, I. A CRIME, or mifdemefnor, is an aft committed, or omitted, in violation of a...forbidding or commanding it. This general definition comprehends both crimes .and mifdememors ; which, properly fpeaking, arc mere fynonymous terms : though,... | |
 | 482 pages
...conlider (in the firft place) the general nature of crimes. I. A crime, or mifdemeanour, is an act committed, or omitted, in violation of a public law,...forbidding or commanding it. This general definition comprehends both crimes and mifdemeanours; which, properly fpeaking, are mere fynonymous terms : though,... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 620 pages
...to confider (in the firft place) the general nature of crimes. I. A CRIME, or mifdemefnor, is an a& committed, or omitted, in violation of a public law,...forbidding or commanding it. This general definition comprehends both crimes and mifdemefnors ; which, properly fpeaking, are mere fynonymous terms : though,... | |
 | Alexander Addison, Thomas Lloyd, Bishop Backus - Impeachments - 1803 - 202 pages
...with according to the fame capacity to which he fo bafely degrades himfelf, A crime or mifdemeanor is an aft committed or omitted in violation of a public...forbidding or commanding it. This general definition comprehends both crimes and mifdemeanors, which properly fpeaking are mere fynoniitious terms ; though,... | |
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1913 - 1002 pages
...violation of law constitute an element or ingredient of the offense? "A crime, or misdemeanor, is an act committed, or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it." 4 Blk. Comm., 5. Substantially this form of definition of a public offense has been adopted by all... | |
 | Samuel Chase, Charles Evans - Impeachments - 1805 - 396 pages
...rnif<kmeanor, or a crime, for in their juft proper acceptation they are fynonimous tferms, is an act committed or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it. By this ten, let the conduct of the refpondent , be tried, and by it, let him Hand juftifitd or condemned.... | |
 | Samuel Harrison Smith, Thomas Lloyd - Impeachments - 1805 - 544 pages
...misdemeanor or a crime, fornuheir just and proper acceptation they are synonimous terms, is an act committed or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it. By this test, let the conduct of the respondent be tried, and, by it, let him stand justified or condemned.... | |
 | William Waller Hening - Forms (Law) - 1810 - 710 pages
...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,...forbidding or commanding it. This general definition comprehends both crimes and misdemeanors, which properly speaking, are synonymous terms ; though in... | |
 | 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,...forbidding or commanding it. This general definition MISCREA'TED. а. (ив and create.) Formed unnaturally or illir'tima'.ely; made as by a blunder of... | |
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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. 
