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  2. List of English criminal offences - Wikipedia

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    Offences of disturbing public worship. Offences under section 2 of the Ecclesiastical Courts Jurisdiction Act 1860; Offences under section 7 of the Burial Laws Amendment Act 1880; Offences under section 59 of the Cemeteries Clauses Act 1847; Offences under articles 18 and 19 of the Local Authorities' Cemeteries Order 1977 (SI 1977/204)

  3. Summary offence - Wikipedia

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    The Melbourne Magistrates' Court.In Victoria, Australia, all summary offences are heard in the Magistrates' Court. A summary offence or petty offence is a violation in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, [1] [2] [3] without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment (required for an indictable offence).

  4. English criminal law - Wikipedia

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    Firearms and offensive weapons offences (see also Gun politics in the United Kingdom) Offences under section 1(1) of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953; Offences under sections 139 and 139A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988; Offences under the Knives Act 1997; Offences under sections 75 to 77 of the Marriage Act 1949

  5. Category : Common law offences in England and Wales

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    Pages in category "Common law offences in England and Wales" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  6. Magistrates' court (England and Wales) - Wikipedia

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    All criminal cases start in the magistrates' court and over 95 per cent of them will end there – only the most serious offences go to Crown Court. [5] Summary offences are the least serious criminal offences. They include driving offences, vandalism, criminal damage of low value, low-level violent offences and being drunk and disorderly.

  7. List of major crimes in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of major crimes in the United Kingdom and Crown dependencies that received significant media coverage and/or led to changes in legislation. Legally each deliberate and unlawful killing of a human being is murder ; [ 1 ] there is no crime of assassination or serial killing as such, for example.

  8. Sentencing in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    The type and maximum level of sentence for each offence is fixed by Parliament in statutes known as Acts of Parliament. For example, the crime of theft has a fixed maximum of seven years imprisonment. Some offences have a maximum of life imprisonment: these include manslaughter and rape. In such cases, the judge has complete discretion when ...

  9. Limitation periods in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This time limit does not apply to either-way offences tried summarily. However, any time limit for such an offence imposed by statute binds the magistrates' court as it would a Crown court. In Scotland, the time limit for a summary offence (regardless of which court tries it) is six months, unless an enactment sets a different time limit.