PAINS AND PENALTIES, BILLS OF
Categories: Criminal Law
Definition (1910 Edition)
The name given to acts of parliament.to attaint particular persons of treason or felony, or to infiict pains and penalties beyond or contrary to the common law, to serve a special purpose. They are iu fact new laws, made pro re nata.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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