 | 1908 - 2268 sider
...department. It is a principle of criminal law that an offense which may be the subject of criminal procedure is an act committed or omitted 'in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it.' 4 Am. & Eng. Euc. of Ii. 042; 4 Bl. Com. 5. It would be a very dangerous principle to hold that a thing... | |
 | 1902 - 1128 sider
...department. it is a principle of criminal law that an offense which may be the subject of criminal procedure is an act committed or omitted 'in violation of a public law either forbidding or commanding it.' 4 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 642; 4 Bl. Comm. 5." US v. Eaton, supra. Section 2290 of the Revised Statutes... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1880 - 362 sider
...forbidding or commanding it.1 This definition, however, though adequate 1 " A crime or misdemeanor (delict) is an act committed or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it." Stephen's Com. iv. 89, note, adopted in Nasmith's Institutes, 63. A crime is " an act of disobedience... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1880 - 844 sider
...manding it. 1 This definition, however, though adequate bv Iaw 1 " A crime or misdemeanor (delict) is an act committed or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it." Stephen's Com. iv. 89, note, adopted in Nasmith's Institutes, 63. A crime is " an act of disobedience... | |
 | 1917 - 2042 sider
...law demanded that an offense which could be made the subject of criminal procedure was an act either committed or omitted in violation of a public law either forbidding or commanding it, and that it would be a very dangerous precedent to hold that a thing prescribed by the Commissioner... | |
 | 1917 - 1038 sider
...law demanded that an offense which could be made the subject of criminal procedure was an act either committed or omitted in violation of a public law either forbidding or commanding it, and that it would be a very dangerous precedent to hold that a thing prescribed by the Commissioner... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - 1881 - 968 sider
...for that which clearly comes within the definition of a crime or misdemeanor. A crime or misdemeanor is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law either forbidding or commanding it. 4 Bl. Com. 4. J, H. Olmstead, State's attorney, for State. PARK, CJ The object of the statute under... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (6th Circuit), William Searcy Flippin - 1881 - 754 sider
...willfully is a crime, and may be punished by indictment. "A crime," says Bouvier's Law Diet., 384, " is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it." The United States courts are authorized to issue subpoanas for witnesses, enjoin parties, etc. If the... | |
 | William Callyhan Robinson - 1882 - 438 sider
...denoting an injury to the public, or an act forbidden by the state. The following are illustrations : ' ' A crime is an act committed or omitted in violation...public law, either forbidding or commanding it." "A crime is an injury so atrocious in its nature, or so dangerous in its example, that, besides the loss... | |
 | Emlin McClain - 1882 - 244 sider
...Reeve's Hist. Eng. Law, (Am. Ed., 1880,) 188-202, and especially, Finlason's notes. DEFINITIONS. — A crime is: "an act committed or omitted in violation...a public law, either forbidding or commanding it." 4 Bl. Com., 5. "An act of disobedience to a law, forbidden under pain of punishment." See Stephen's... | |
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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. 
