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accept according accused amount Ancient Law Anglo-Saxon appeal appellee avenger of blood Book of Aicill Bracton breach Brehon Law cause city of refuge civil committed Cormac's Glossary Court crime Crown cumhals custom damages enforced English Criminal Law English Law Eric Erin ex delicto existence felony fines frankpledge furtum Gaius gradually Hebrew Law homicide honour-price indictment inflicted injured person injury Ireland Jews Jews of Aden judicial jurisprudence justice killed King King's peace Law Tracts legal systems liability Luga manifestum manner ment modern murder nature Numbers offence origin outlaw party penal action Penal Law penalty primitive private vengeance probably proceeding prosecuted punishment put to death recognized reference Roman Law Rome rule rupit says Senchus Mor sentence of outlawry Sir Henry Maine slain slave Sovereign stolen system of Criminal systems of law theft thief tion tort trace trial tribe true Criminal Law Twelve Tables violation wrong wrongdoer
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Page 71 - Whereas no action at law is now maintainable against a person who by his wrongful act, neglect, or default may have caused the death of another person, and it is oftentimes right and expedient that the wrongdoer in such case should be answerable in damages for the injury so caused by him...
Page 43 - And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour ; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him ; breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth : as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
Page 43 - And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
Page 47 - Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
Page 53 - God hath forbidden you to slay, unless for a just cause; and whosoever shall be slain unjustly, we have given his heir power to demand satisfaction; but let him not exceed the bounds of moderation in putting to death the murderer in too cruel a manner, or by revenging his friend's blood on any other than the person who killed him; since he is assisted by this law.
Page 96 - when a person of sound memory and discretion unlawfully killeth any reasonable creature in being, and under the king's peace, with malice aforethought, either express or implied.
Page 49 - If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing; then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges which shall be in those days ; and the judges shall make diligent inquisition...
Page 68 - In Case a Man fight in the King's Hall 7. If any one fight in the king's hall, or draw his weapon, and he be taken ; be it in the king's doom, either death, or life, as he may be willing to grant him. If he escape, and be taken again, let him pay for himself according to his 'wer-gild,' and make 'bot' for the offence, as well 'wer' as ' wite,' according as he may have wrought.
Page 44 - Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a manslayer, which is guilty of death: but he shall surely be put to death.
Page 49 - If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days ; and the judges shall make diligent inquisition : and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.