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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Criminal, n. [f. Criminale,a.] pl. Criminal cases. —1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. ii. xi. § .
They have as large a jurisdiction, as the sheriffs have in civils, or the justices in criminals
