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§806-1  Definitions.  In this chapter: 
"act" or "doing of an act" includes "omission to
act"; "the court" unless a contrary intention appears means the
court before which the trial is had; "the offense" means the specific
offense constituted by the acts or omissions of the accused as distinguished
from "the transaction" which means the particular acts, facts, and
circumstances which distinguish the offense committed from other offenses of
the same nature. [L 1915, c 215, pt of §2; RL 1925, §4021; RL 1935, §5494; RL
1945, §10795; RL 1955, §258-1; HRS §711-1; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1]