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PENAL STATUTES

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Those which inflict a penalty for the violation of some of their provisions. 2. It is a rule of law that such statutes must be construed strictly. They cannot, therefore, be extended by their spirit or equity to other offences than those clearly described and provided for. … [Read more...] about PENAL STATUTES

PENITENTIARY

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A prison or place of punishment; the place of punishment in which convicts sentenced to confinement and hard labor are confined by the authority of the law. Millar v. State, 2 Kan. 175. … [Read more...] about PENITENTIARY

PEONIA

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In Spanish-American law. A lot of land of fifty feet front, and one hundred feet deep. Originally the portion granted to foot-soldiers of spoils taken or lands conquered in war. … [Read more...] about PEONIA

PENALIZE

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To punish. … [Read more...] about PENALIZE

Penn St. Envtl. L. Rev.

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Penn St. Environmental Law Review … [Read more...] about Penn St. Envtl. L. Rev.

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