 | William Hawkins - 1777 - 830 sidor
...67 EXTORTION. 1 Is any oppreffion, but efpecially an officer obtaining money colourably, where none or not fo much is due, or where it is not yet due. 316. c. 68 2 No fees Hull be taken but of the king, by any officer concerned in the adminiltration... | |
 | Samuel Glasse - 1788 - 692 sidor
...a ftrift fenfe, it lignifies tne taking of money by any officer, by colour of his office, ci•.Kr where none at all is due, or not fo much is due, or where i:u c<xyet due. ': '. The juftices of the peace are bound by their oath of office, Dalt. e. 41. " take... | |
 | 1791 - 568 sidor
...by any officer, by 3-lnft. 14.9. colour of his office, either where none at all is Cr^dar-g438>due, or not fo much is due, or where it is not yet 137. due. It is puniihable by fine and imprifonment. »- yill. VIII. Ofences agaiitjt the Public Peace.... | |
 | Matthew Bacon (fl.) - 1798 - 916 sidor
...the office г Roil. Abr. in the execution whereof it was committed ; and is defined to be 3Z- 57the taking of money by any officer by colour of his office, either 4jg'. ^g'. where none at all is due, or not fo much is due, or where it is not R^ym. 315. yet due.... | |
 | James Wilson, Bird Wilson - 1804 - 456 sidor
...rights may be infringed : the infringements of them are crimes. These we next consider. 1 . Extortion is the taking of money by any officer, by colour of his office, either where none is due, or where less is due, or before it is due. At common law, this crime may be severely punished... | |
 | William Waller Hening - 1810 - 710 sidor
...a large sense, signifies any oppression under colour of right ; but in a strict sense, it signifies the taking of money by any officer, by colour of his office, either where none at all is due, or not so much is due, or where it is not yet due. Haw. B. 1. c. 68. sect. 1. Justices of the peace are bound,... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - 1819 - 584 sidor
...Cro. CC 196, 197. and ante 1 vol. Index Fees. Extortion, in its strict legal acceptation, signifies the taking of money by any officer, by colour of his office, either where none at all is due, or not so much is due, or where it is not yet due, Co. Lit. 368. b. It was a high misdemeanour at common law,... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - 1819 - 540 sidor
...vol. Index Fees. — Extortion, in iti strict legal acceptation, signifies the taking1 of money fcy any officer, by colour of his office, either where none at all is due, or not so much is due, or where it is not yet due, Co. Lit. 368. b. It was a high misdemeanour at common law,... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1820 - 880 sidor
...sense, signifies any oppression 4 i. under colour of right ; but that in a strict sense it signifies the taking of money by any officer, by colour of his office, either where none at all is due, or uot so much is due, or where it is not yet due. 3 Ed. . c. 26. And by the statute of the 3 Ed. 1. c.... | |
 | William Hawkins - 1824 - 838 sidor
...large sense signifies any oppression under colour of right ; but that in a strict sense it signifies the taking of money by any officer, by colour of his office, either where none at all is due, or not so much is due, or where it is not yet due. 11 Mod. 80.137. Salkeld, 384. Sect. 2. It is said, that... | |
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that extortion, in a large sense, signifies any oppression under colour of right; but that in a strict sense, it signifies the taking of money by any officer, by colour of his office, either where none at all is due, or not so much is due, or where it... 
