 | Benjamin Vaughan Abbott - Law - 1879 - 1054 pages
...justice, which consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by color of hie office, from any man, аиу money or thing of value that is not due to him, or before it is due. 4 131. Com. 141. Extortion is any oppression under color of right. In a stricter... | |
 | Seymour Frederick Harris, Frederic Philip Tomlinson - Criminal law - 1881 - 678 pages
...v. Saiiubury, 4 TR 451. Extortion. Extortion, in the more strict sense of the word, consists in an officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his office,...due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due (/). But it is not criminal to take a reward, voluntarily given, and which has been usual in the case,... | |
 | Samuel Robinson Clarke, Henry Pigott Sheppard - Criminal law - 1882 - 642 pages
...the office. (y) Extortion signifies the unlawful taking by any officer, by color of his office, of any money or thing of value that is not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due. (2) This offence is of the degree of misdemeanor, and all persons concerned therein, if guilty at all,... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 962 pages
...Blackstone, "an abuse of public justice, which 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 due, or before it is due." 4 Bl. Com. 141. As defined by Bishop, it is " the corrupt... | |
 | Henry John Stephen, James Stephen - Law - 1883 - 734 pages
...the administration of justice; and it consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of bis office, from any man, any money or thing of value,...to him, or more than is due, or before it is due. The punishment for this misdemeanor is fine and imprisonment, and sometimes a forfeiture of the office... | |
 | United States. Comptroller of the Treasury - Finance, Public - 1883 - 906 pages
...crime at common law, and is defined "the unlawful taking by any officer under color of his office, of any money or thing of value that is not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due." (4Blackst. Com., 141; 1 Russell on Crimes, 142.) And Russell says that, " Generally no public officer... | |
 | United States. Comptroller of the Treasury - Finance, Public - 1883 - 908 pages
...crime at common law, and is defined "the unlawful taking by any officer under color of his office, of any money or thing of value that is not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is dne." (4Blackst. Com., 141; 1 Russell on Crimes, 142.) And Russell says that, " Generally no public... | |
 | Edward Norman Lewis - Justices of the peace - 1884 - 194 pages
...the Peace have n0 jurisdiction. EXTORTION. — Consists in an officer's unlawfully taking by color of his office from any man any money or thing of value...due to him, or more than is due or before it is due, ail persons concerned therein if guilty at all are principals. (For trial.) An officer is equally liable... | |
 | Seymour Frederick Harris - Criminal law - 1884 - 696 pages
...indictment will also lie. Kxtonion. Extortion, in the more strict sense of the word, consists in an officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his office,...or thing of value that is not due to him, or more thau is due, or before it is due (z). But it is not criminal to take a reward, voluntarily given, and... | |
 | United States. Comptroller of the Treasury - Finance, Public - 1884 - 680 pages
...extortion, and, so, a crime, for an officer, under "color of his office," to take "any money or thing oí value that is not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due" (4 Blaekst. Com., 141 ; 1 Russell, Crimes, 142 ; Extra- Fee case, 4 Lawrence, Compt. Dec., 427 ; Martin... | |
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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). 
