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liberty or safety of an individual: but it is also extended to certain offences against morality which cannot technically be described as assaults. The bulk of the offences thus classified, so far as their See also:

DEFINITION (Lat. definitio, from de-finire, to set limits to, describe)

definition or See also:

PUNISHMENT (from Lat. punire, to punish, from poena, punishment, Gr. 7rocvil)

punishment depends upon See also:

STATUTE

statute law, are included in the Offences Against the Person See also:

ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. C. 100), and in the Criminal Law See also:

AMENDMENT (through the O. Fr. amender, to correct, from Lat. mendum, a fault)

Amendment Acts of 188c and 1885, and the Prevention of See also:

CRUELTY (through the O. Fr. crualte, mod. cruaute, from the Lat. crudelitas)

Cruelty to See also:

CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

Children Act 1904. The See also:

CLASSIFICATION (Lat. classis, a class, probably from the root cal-, cla-, as in Gr. icaMce, clamor)

classification in these statutes is not scientific: e.g. See also:

BIGAMY (from Lat. bis, twice, and Gr. ya,uor, marriage)

bigamy is within the act of 1861 (s. 57), and certain offences involving assault, e.g. See also:

ROBBERY (from O. Fr. rober, to steal)

robbery, are to be found in other statutes. The particular offences dealt with by the acts above named are discussed under their appropriate titles, e.g. See also:

ABORTION (from Lat. aboriri, to fail to be born, or perish)

abortion, assault, bigamy, See also:

HOMICIDE (Lat. homicidium)

homicide, See also:

rape, &c. In the See also:

INDIAN

Indian penal See also:

CODE (Lat. codex)

code most of the offences above referred to fall under the See also:

head " offences against the human See also:

BODY

body " (ch. xvi.). In his See also:

DIGEST

Digest of the Criminal Law See also:

Sir See also:

James See also:

Stephen includes most of these offences under the See also:

TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title " offences against the person, the conjugal and parental rights, and the reputation of individuals," a classification also to be found in the English draft code of 188o and adopted in the See also:

QUEENSLAND

Queensland code of 1899.

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