A term used in criminal law, and denoting (In cases of alleged rape) the insertion of the male part into the female parts to however slight an extent; and by which insertion the offense is complete without proof of emission. Brown. … [Read more...] about PENETRATION
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PEONAGE
The state or condition of a peon as above defined; a condition of enforced servitude, by which the servitor is restrained of his liberty and compelled to labor in liquidation of some debt or obligation, real or pretended, against his will. Peonage Cases (D. C.) 123 Fed. 671; In re Lewis (C. C.) 114 Fed. 963; U. S. v. McClel lan (D. C.) 127 Fed. 971; Rev. St. U. S. … [Read more...] about PEONAGE
PENAL STATUTES
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
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
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