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Fraud – Section 380 Criminal Code
Fraud is the use of deceit, falsehood and fraudulent means to deprive a person of a property, money, security or service. In the case of testamentary instruments or other subject...
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Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is assault in a domestic background. Domestic relationship includes common-law relationship, married relationship and same-sex relationship. It also extends to former partners. Domestic violence is still assault but...
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Mischief – Section 430 of Criminal Code
Mischief under section 430 of Criminal Code is ‘wilful’ destruction or damage of property, rending a property dangerous, useless, inoperative or ineffective, obstruction, interruption or interference with the lawful use,...
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Sexual Assault
Section 265 Criminal Code that deals with assault addresses sexual assault (violation of a person’s sexual integrity without consent) as well. The offender does not necessarily have to have a...
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Reasonable expectations about bail hearing
Judicial interim release or a bail or a show-cause hearing is discussed in depth in Section 515 Criminal Code. When a person is arrested under the criminal code, if the...
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Assault – Section 265 Criminal Code and Assault with a weapon – Section 267 Criminal Code
Assault is an intentional application of direct or indirect force on a person without consent. Section 265 includes all forms of assault including sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon,...
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Theft – Section 334(a) and Section 334(b) Criminal Code
Section 334(a) Criminal Code prescribes a punishment of imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years for theft of property of value $5,000. Section 334(b) Criminal Code prescribes a punishment...
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