 | William Blackstone - 1771 - 274 sidor
...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 - 1791 - 528 sidor
...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 public law,...This general definition comprehends both crimes .and mifdememors ; which, properly fpeaking, arc mere fynonymous terms : though, in common ufage, the word... | |
 | Francis Plowden - 1792 - 706 sidor
...crime or mifdemeanor is an a<5t Whnt a or mifilcmeacommitted or omitted in violation of a pub- norlie law, either forbidding or commanding it. This general definition comprehends both crimes and mifdemeanors, which, properly fpeaking, are mere fynonymous terms; though, in a common ufage, the word... | |
 | Francis Plowden - 1792 - 652 sidor
...mifdemeanor is an aft what* trim* or mifdemeacommitted or omitted in violation of a pub- nor. lie hw, either forbidding or commanding it. This general definition comprehends both crimes and mifdemeanors, which, properly fpeaking, are mere fynonymous terms ; though, in a common ufage, the... | |
 | 482 sidor
...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,...This general definition comprehends both crimes and mifdemeanours; which, properly fpeaking, are mere fynonymous terms : though, in common ufage, the word... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 424 sidor
...following definition from Biackftone's Commentaries, vol. iv. j. " A crime, or mifdemeanour, is an aft committed' or omitted, in violation of a public law,...forbidding or commanding it. This general definition comptehends both crimes and mifclcmcanours ; which, properly fpeaking, are mere fynonymous terms ;... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 432 sidor
...of prevention. 6. The method of putiijhment. (2.) A (rime, or mifdemeanor, is an aft committed, •r omitted, in violation of a public law either forbidding or commanding it. (j.) Crimes are diltinguifhed from civil injuries, in that they are a breach and violation of the public... | |
 | Alexander Addison, Thomas Lloyd, Bishop Backus - 1803 - 202 sidor
...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 law,...This general definition comprehends both crimes and mifdemeanors, which properly fpeaking are mere fynoniitious terms ; though, in common ufage, the word... | |
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - 1913 - 1002 sidor
...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 Harrison Smith, Thomas Lloyd - 1805 - 514 sidor
...1. p. 5. " A crime or misdemeanor, says Blackstone, ig an act committed or omitted in violation o/ a public law, either forbidding or commanding it....This general definition comprehends both crimes and misdemeanors, which properly speaking arc mere synonymous terms ; though in common usage, the word... | |
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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. 
