| William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 528 pages
...the civil law with deportation or banifhment, and fometimes with death0. It may with us be defined (at common law) to be, " the fraudulent making or...another man's " right :" for which the offender may fuffer fine, imprifonment, and pillory. And alfo, by a variety of ftatutes, a more fevere puniflunent... | |
| Great Britain - 1794 - 480 pages
...pronounced the verdict of Guilty. The next crime that presents itself to my eye is Forgery, which is defined to be " the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing, to the prejudice of another man's right;" here again recurs a reference to the quo animo, or with what intent the act was committed. In short,... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 446 pages
..._/•>.•£«•, ie aí.W.ir-, fjuriccre, "to beat on an anvil, forge, or form,") cny be defined at common hw, to be " the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another mau's right:" for which the offender may fuffer fine, imprifunment, and pillory. And alfo, by a variety... | |
| William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 620 pages
...the civil law with deportation or banifhment, and fometimes with death °. It may with us be defined (at common law) to be, " the fraudulent making or...alteration of' a writing to the prejudice of another man's • jnft. 4. 18. 7. (17) And by ftatute 22 Geo. III. c. 40. if any perfon fliall break into any houfe... | |
| James Wilson, Bird Wilson - Law - 1804 - 456 pages
...security or authenticity are crimes by the common law. Forgery, at the common law, may be described " the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing, to the prejudice of another man's right." For this crime, the punishment of fine, imprisonment, and pillory may, by the common law, be inflicted... | |
| Thomas Starkie - Criminal procedure - 1814 - 470 pages
...instances, as a capital felony, by virtue of different statutes. Mr. J. Blackstone, 4 Comm. 247. defines it to be the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of imother man's right. Mr. Baron Eyre, in Taylor's case, East. PC 853. defined it to be a false signature... | |
| Henry Potter - Justices of the peace - 1816 - 474 pages
...therefore not in force here. FORGERY. f.3 Forgery at the common law, is the fraudulent making or altering of a writing, to the prejudice of another man's right....offender may suffer fine, imprisonment, and pillory. By statute, if any person shall forge or counterfeit the stamp, note, or receipt of any inspector,... | |
| Thomas Walter Williams - Law - 1816 - 1048 pages
...Blackstone, 4 Com. 247, 8. it is defined to be the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing tti the prejudice of another man's right, for which the offender may suffer fine, imprisonment, snd pillory, and also by a variety of statutes, a more exemplary punishment. For which sec article... | |
| Thomas Starkie - Criminal law - 1822 - 922 pages
...as a capital felony, by virtue of different statute's. Air. J. Blackstone, 4 Comin. 247. defines it to be the fraudulent making; or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right. Sir. Baron Eyre, in Taylor's case, East. PC 853. defined it to be a false signature made with intent... | |
| Sir John Comyns - Digests, etc - 1822 - 1042 pages
...action. Str. SO. (a) 1. Sir William Blackstone's definition of forgery, at common law, is the franuulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's right. lishes a false deed (d) or writing (c), to the prejudice (f) of the right of another, (g) So, 4 Com.... | |
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