 | Edward William Cox - Criminal law - 1846 - 598 pages
...accusation not of record. (Co. Litt. 126, Л.) In Blackst. Com. book 23, sec. 2, it is defined to be " a written accusation of one or more persons of a crime or misdemeanor preferred to and presented upon oath by a grand jury." In that sense I admit the caption forms no part of it, for it is not an... | |
 | John Frederick Archbold - Criminal procedure - 1846 - 914 pages
...quashed, 64. 9. When and where tried, 66. SECT. 1. Indictment, what, and in what cases it lies. AN indictment is a written accusation of one or more persons of a crime preferred to, and presented upon oath by, a grand jury. It lies for all treasons and felonies, for... | |
 | Political science - 1846 - 982 pages
...;i probably from " indicare," to indicate or exhibit. An indictment is defined by Blackstone to be "a written accusation of one or more persons, of a crime or a misdemeanor, preferred to and presented upon oath by a grand jury." [JOKY.] The accusation is at... | |
 | Political dictionary - 1846 - 976 pages
...is probably from " indicare," to indicate or exhibit. An indictment is defined by Blackstone to be "a written accusation of one or more persons, of a crime or a misdemeanor, preferred to and presented upon oath by a grand jury." [JURY.] The accusation is at... | |
 | Law - 1848 - 558 pages
...found by a jury, including a coroner's inquest, are also called presentments. Indictments.] — An indictment is a written accusation of one or more persons of a crime or misdemeanor preferred to a grand jury of twelve men or more, upon their oaths, and found by them to be true. But when such accusation... | |
 | GEORGE RIPLEY - 1852 - 670 pages
...motions of the heavenly bodies. INDICT'MENT, in law, a written accusation of one or more persons for a crime or misdemeanor, preferred to, and presented on oath by a grand jury. In determining whether there is a reasonable cause to put the accused upon his trial, the grand jury... | |
 | Eduard Fischel - Constitional law - 1853 - 620 pages
...offence, from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them. An indictment is a written accusation, of one or more persons, of a crime or misdemeanour, preferred to, and presented upon oath, by a grand jury. The presiding judge generally... | |
 | Economics - 1853 - 502 pages
...is probably from " indicare," to indicate or exhibit. An indictment is defined by Blackstone to be "a written accusation of one or more persons, of a crime or a misdemeanor, preferred to and presented upon oath by a grand jury." [JURY.] The accusation is at... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1853 - 852 pages
...motions of the heavenly bodies. INDI'CTMENT, in law, a written accusation of one or more persons for a crime or misdemeanor, preferred to, and presented on oath by a Rrand jury. In determining whether there is a reasonable cause to put tlie accused upon his trial,... | |
 | John Ogilvie - English language - 1855 - 434 pages
...marks. INDICT'MENT, n. [add.] An indictINEFFECTIVELY INFERNAL MACHINE ment, as defined by Blnckstone, is a written accusation of one or more persons, of a crime or a misdemeanour, preferred to, and presented upon oath by a grand jury. An indictment is not properly... | |
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An indictment is a written accusation of one or more persons of a crime or misdemeanor, preferred to, and presented upon oath by, a grand jury. 
