culpable homicide

culpable homicide

Manslaughter. Primarily heard in South Africa, Scotland. The police are holding him on charges of culpable homicide for his involvement in the fatal crash.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • chip
  • chips
  • up on (one's) ear
  • code
  • blue code of silence
  • blue wall of silence
  • Two Bob
  • (as) dead as mutton
  • dead as mutton
  • mutton
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Special remission of 120 days per year for the date of sentence for female prisoners who have accompanying children and are serving sentence of imprisonment for crime, except those who were convicted on charges of culpable homicide and terrorist acts, as defined in the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.
Special remission of 120 days per year for the date of sentence for juvenile convicts (under 18 years of age) who have served one third (1/3rd) of their substantive sentence, except those involved in culpable homicide, terrorist act, as defined in the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, Zina, robbery (Sec.
Special remission of one year to female prisoners who have accompanying children and are serving sentence of imprisonment for crimes other than culpable homicide and terrorist acts, as defined in the Anti-Terrorism (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1999.
(iv) Special remission of 120 days per year for the date of sentence for female prisoners who are 65 years of age or above and have undergone at least one third (1/3rd) of their substantive sentence, except those involved in a culpable homicide and those involved in terrorist acts, as defined in the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.
The police arraigned them on July 3 on three counts of conspiracy, not giving information and culpable homicide.
Jurors returned majority murder verdicts on Dickie and Davidson and a unanimous verdict of culpable homicide against Glass.
Special remission of 60 days per year from the date of sentence for female prisoners who are accompanying children and are serving sentence of imprisonment for crimes, except those who are convicted on charges of culpable homicide and terrorist acts.
Special remission of 60 days per year from the date of sentence for juvenile convicts (under 18 years of age) who have served one third of their substantive sentence, except those in culpable homicide, terrorist acts, zina, robbery, dacoity, kidnapping/abduction and anti-state activities.
A special remission of 60 days per year from the date of sentence was approved for female prisoners who are 60 years of age or above and have undergone at least one third of their sentence except those involved in culpable homicide and terrorist act.
She then told police he had vanished from home, sparking a massive search, She was later jailed for 11 years after admitting culpable homicide.
Total remission has been granted to male prisoners who are 65 years of age or above and have undergone at least one-third of their substantive sentence, except those involved in culpable homicide and acts of terrorism.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted former cricketer and Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu from culpable homicide charges in a 30-year-old road rage case for which he was awarded a three-year jail term.
Chatterjee was on Friday charged with culpable homicide in connection with the death of model Sonika Chauhan in a car accident on April 29.
A TEENAGER who stabbed a schoolboy to death during a "trivial" row has been convicted of culpable homicide.
A TEENAGER who stabbed a school boy to death during a "trivial" row has been convicted of culpable homicide.