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In criminal law. Suspension by the neck; the mode of capital punishment used in England from time immemorial, and generally adopted In the United States. 4 Bl. Comm. 463. Hanging in chains. In atrocious cases it was at one time usual, in England, for the court to direct a murderer, after execution, to be hanged upon a gibbet in chains near the place where the murder was … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The hiding of a person with no right to be in the United States to prevent the alien from being found and deported. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
In Saxon law. The right of security and privacy in a man's house. Du Cange. The breach of this privilege by a forcible entry of a house is breach of the peace. Du Cange. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The name usually given to a man employed by the sheriff to put a man to death, according to law, in pursuance of a judgment of a competent court, and lawful warrant. The same as executioner. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A photocopy or copy which can be seen and read without assistance from a machine. … [Read more...]