 | William Blackstone - 1791 - 528 strani
...offence committed. 22. LASTLY, extortion is an abufe of public juflice, which confifts in any officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his office, from any...due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due ". The punifhment is fine and imprifonment, and fometimes a forfeiture of the office. • « i H»wk.... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1800 - 620 strani
...committed (9). 22. LASTLY, extortion is an abufe of public juflice, which confifts in any officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his office, from any...due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due ". The punifhment is fine and imprifonment, and fometimes a forfeiture of the office. 1 I Hawk. PC... | |
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - 1869 - 864 strani
...defined to be an nbnse of public justice, whicli consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by color of his office, from any man, any money or thing of value that is not due him, or more than is doe him, or before it is due — the punishment for which is fine and imprisonment,... | |
 | Massachusetts, William Charles White - 1811 - 214 strani
...imprisonment. III. EXTORTION. Extortion is an abuse of public justice which consists in an officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his office, from any...to him, or more than is due, or before it is due. The punishment is fine and imprisonment, and sometimes a forfeiture of office. By the statute l795,... | |
 | Henry Potter - 1816 - 474 strani
...See Limitation. EXTORTION. Extortion is an abuse of public justice, which consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his office, from any...to him, or more than is due, or before it is due. The punishment is fine and imprisonment, and sometimes a forfeiture of the -office. — 4 Blac. Com*... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1818 - 762 strani
...ftatute 29 Geo. II. c. 30. EXTORTION. Extortion is an abufe of public juftice, which confilts in any officer unlawfully taking by colour of his office,...to him, or more than is due, or before it is due. The punifhment is fine and iinprifonment, and fometimes a forfeiture of the office. OPPRESSION. The... | |
 | Octavius Pickering, William Howard Gardiner - 1821 - 238 strani
...books of authority, we perceive, then, that it " 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." See Black. Com. vol. 4, p. 141. Also 1 Hawk. PC 170. With reference to this definition of the offence,... | |
 | 1821 - 248 strani
...books of authority, we perceive, then, that it " consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by color of his office, from any man, any money or thing of value that is nîtdue to him, or more than is due, or before it is clue." See Black. Com. vol. 4, p. 141. Also 1... | |
 | Octavius Pickering, William Howard Gardiner - 1821 - 240 strani
...officer's unlawfully taking, by color of 1m office, from any man, any money or tiring of value that is nS\ due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due." See Black. Com. vol. 4, p. 141. Also 1 Hawk. PC 170. ' With reference to this definition of the offence,... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 strani
...offence committed. 22. Lastly, extortion is an abuse of public justice, which consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his office, from any...thing of value, that is not due to him, or more than his due, or before it is due. The punishment is fine and imprisonment, and sometimes a forfeiture of... | |
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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). 
