Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 4J. Murray, 1857 - Law |
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... authority , do not really proceed upon the rule of exact retribution , by doing to the criminal the same hurt he has done to his neighbour , and no more : but this correspondence between the crime and punishment is barely a consequence ...
... authority , do not really proceed upon the rule of exact retribution , by doing to the criminal the same hurt he has done to his neighbour , and no more : but this correspondence between the crime and punishment is barely a consequence ...
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... calm and quiet reign of another prince by the like authority and parliament taken away , & c . " It therefore repeals every statute Apportionment of punishment . It is moreover absurd and impolitic AND THEIR PUNISHMENT . 15.
... calm and quiet reign of another prince by the like authority and parliament taken away , & c . " It therefore repeals every statute Apportionment of punishment . It is moreover absurd and impolitic AND THEIR PUNISHMENT . 15.
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... authority of par- liament . " It repeals also the extra- ordinary statute de bigamis , 4 Edw . I. st . 3 , c . 5 , which enacted , that if any man married a widow , or married a second wife after the death of the first , he should be ...
... authority of par- liament . " It repeals also the extra- ordinary statute de bigamis , 4 Edw . I. st . 3 , c . 5 , which enacted , that if any man married a widow , or married a second wife after the death of the first , he should be ...
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... authority from the Crown ; ' subsequently , by express enact- ment , persons discovered under circumstances denoting a derangement of mind , and a purpose of committing some indictable offence , might be apprehended and committed as a ...
... authority from the Crown ; ' subsequently , by express enact- ment , persons discovered under circumstances denoting a derangement of mind , and a purpose of committing some indictable offence , might be apprehended and committed as a ...
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... authority of the husband , either express or implied , will privilege the wife from punishment , even for capital offences . And therefore , if a woman commit theft , burglary , or other civil offences against the laws of society , by ...
... authority of the husband , either express or implied , will privilege the wife from punishment , even for capital offences . And therefore , if a woman commit theft , burglary , or other civil offences against the laws of society , by ...
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