 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1824 - 830 pàgines
...misdemeanor. Mr. Justice Blackstone said, " Extortion is an abuse of public justice, which consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his...him, or more than is due, or before it is due. The punishment is line and imprisonment, and sometimes a forfeiture of the office." In this opinion, Hawkins,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1824 - 842 pàgines
...misdemeanor. Mr. Justice . Blackstone «aid, " Extortion is an abuse of public justice, which consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his...thing of value that is not due to him, or more than i» due, or before it is due. The punishment is fine and imprisonment, and sometimes a forfeiture of... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1824 - 594 pàgines
...strict sense signifies the unlawofficcr«. j-(1| {д!^,^ Uy a,,y officer, by colour of his office, of any money or thing of value that is not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is «lue. (n) By the statute of Westm, 1. (3 Edw. 1.) c. 26. which is only in affirmance of the common... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 pàgines
...of the offence committed. (21) 22. LASTLY, extortion is an abuse of public justice, which consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his...him, or more than is due, or before it is due ". The punishment is fine and imprisonment, and sometimes a forfeiture of the office. - 1 Hawk. PC c. 68.... | |
 | John McDowell - 1825 - 560 pàgines
...by civilians defined to be, " an abuse of public justice, by any officer's unlawfully taking under colour of his office, from any man, any money or thing...to him, or more than is due, or before it is due."* But the Scriptures seem not thus to restrict the term ; but to extend it to persons not in office,... | |
 | Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 pàgines
...EXTORTION. Bxtortion is where any officer unlawfully takes, by colour of his office, from any mat) any money, or thing of value, that is not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due. The punishment for this offence is fine and imprisonment, and sometimes a forfeiture of the office. CHAPTER... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1826 - 788 pàgines
...but in a more strict sense signifies the unlawful taking by any officer, by colour of his office, of any money or thing of value that is not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due. (и) By the statute of Westm. 1. (3 Edw. 1.) c. 26. which is only in affirmance of the common law,... | |
 | Daniel Davis - 1828 - 522 pàgines
...EXTORTION is an abuse of public justice, which consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by color of his office, from any man, any money or thing of...to him, or more than is due, or before it is due.* In a large sense, it signifies any oppression under color of right.f It was a high misdemeanor at common... | |
 | W. Jeffcott - 1830 - 82 pàgines
...and take before a magistrate.^ EXTORTION is an abuse of public justice which consists in an officer unlawfully taking, by colour of his office, from any...not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due.J The punishment for this offence is fine and imprisonment, and generally a forfeiture of the office.... | |
 | Henry John Stephen - 1834 - 518 pàgines
...discretionary censure. — 4 Bl. C. 141. 21. Extortion. This offence consists in any public officer unlawfully taking, by colour of his office, from any...to him, or more than is due, or before it is due. — 1 Hawk. PC c. 68, s. 1. It is a misdemeanor at common law, punishable by fine, imprisonment, and... | |
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Lastly, extortion is an abuse of public justice, which consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his office, from any man, any money or thing of value, that is not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due (w). 
