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Excerpt from The Justices' Manual: And Police Guide; A Synopsis of Offences Punishable by Indictment and on Summary Conviction, Definitions of Crimes, Meanings of Legal Phrases, Hints on Evidence, Procedure, Police Duties, Etc This small volume is compiled for use by Justices of the Peace, the police, the legal profession, and the general public, as a handy and concise book of reference to the numerous acts and omissions which constitute offences punishable under the Common Law, and under the State, Commonwealth, and Imperial Statutes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.