racially aggravated crime in terms of the Crime and Disorder Act

1998, a period of up to two years' imprisonment can be added to a sentence where the crime involves a racial element. It has been sug- gested that the factors to be considered include the nature of the racial hostility, whether the location was public or private, the loca- tion, e.g. a mosque or synagogue, but that a discount might be con- sidered for genuine remorse coupled with a guilty plea and previous good conduct: R v. Saunders [2000] TLR 52. There is a particular and new offence of racially aggravated conduct, which amounts to harass-

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ment either intended or which would appear to a reasonable person to amount to harassment causing alarm and distress. Racial aggra- vation is shown by racial hostility at the time of the offence or imme- diately before or after.

• Maastricht Treaty
• magistrate
• Magna Carta
• maills and duties
• maintenance
• maintenance and champerty
• maintenance assessment
• majority
• majority verdict
• maladministration
• mala fides
• malice aforethought
• malicious injuries legislation
• malicious mischief
• malicious prosecution
• malingerer
• man
• management committee
• managing director
• mandamus
• mandate
• manslaughter
• mansuetae naturae
• march-fences
• Mareva injunction