relating to a penalty
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Capital Punishment (Death Penalty) — Capital Punishment † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Capital Punishment The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. The Latins use the word capitalis (from caput, head) to describe that which… … Catholic encyclopedia
Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons — Stateless Palestinian Refugees, 1948 Signed 28 September 1954 Location New York City Effective 6 June 1960 Condition 6 ratifications Signatories … Wikipedia
1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons — Infobox Treaty name = Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons long name = image width = 200px caption = Stateless Palestinian Refugees, 1948 type = date drafted = date signed = 28 September 1954 location signed = New York City date … Wikipedia
fixed-penalty — fixed penˈalty adjective Of or relating to an offence, such as illegal parking, the penalty for which is invariable and obligatory, eg a fine which may be imposed and paid without the offender appearing in court • • • Main Entry: ↑fix … Useful english dictionary
penal — Punishable; inflicting a punishment; containing a penalty, or relating to a penalty @ penal action In its broadest context, it refers to criminal prosecution. More particularly, it refers to a civil action in which a wrongdoer is subject to a… … Black's law dictionary
penal — pe·nal / pēn əl/ adj 1: of, relating to, or being punishment penal sanctions 2: making one (as an offender) punishable a penal offense; also: criminal (2) 3: used as a place of con … Law dictionary
Christianity in the 17th century — The first page of Genesis from the 1611 first edition of the Authorized King James Version. The KJV is an Early Modern English translation of the Bible by the Church of England that was begun in 1604 and completed in 1611.[1] See also … Wikipedia
statutory — Relating to a statute; created or defined by a statute; required by a statute; conforming to a statute @ statutory bond One that either literally or substantially meets requirements of statute. Southern Surety Co. v. United States Cast Iron Pipe… … Black's law dictionary
punitive — Relating to punishment; having the character of punishment or penalty; inflicting punishment or a penalty … Black's law dictionary
Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… … Universalium
