Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 4J. Murray, 1857 - Law |
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... enacting of penalties , to which a whole nation shall be subject , ought not to be left as a matter of indifference to the passions or interests of a few , who upon temporary motives may prefer or support such a bill ; but be calmly and ...
... enacting of penalties , to which a whole nation shall be subject , ought not to be left as a matter of indifference to the passions or interests of a few , who upon temporary motives may prefer or support such a bill ; but be calmly and ...
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... enacted by statute 37 Edw . III . c . 18 , that such as preferred any suggestions to the king's great council should put in sureties of taliation ; that is , to incur the same pain that the other should have had , in case the sugges ...
... enacted by statute 37 Edw . III . c . 18 , that such as preferred any suggestions to the king's great council should put in sureties of taliation ; that is , to incur the same pain that the other should have had , in case the sugges ...
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... enacted , that if any man married a widow , or married a second wife after the death of the first , he should be deprived of the benefit of clergy , if he was convicted of any clergyable felony whatever.- [ CHRISTIAN . ] Beccar . c . 6 ...
... enacted , that if any man married a widow , or married a second wife after the death of the first , he should be deprived of the benefit of clergy , if he was convicted of any clergyable felony whatever.- [ CHRISTIAN . ] Beccar . c . 6 ...
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... enacted that if a person , being compos mentis , should commit high treason , and after fall into madness , he might be tried in his absence , and should suffer death , as if he were of perfect memory . But this savage and inhuman law ...
... enacted that if a person , being compos mentis , should commit high treason , and after fall into madness , he might be tried in his absence , and should suffer death , as if he were of perfect memory . But this savage and inhuman law ...
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... enacted , “ that he who committed a crime when drunk , should receive a double punishment ; " one for the crime itself , and the other for the inebriety which prompted him to commit it . The Roman law , indeed , made great allowances ...
... enacted , “ that he who committed a crime when drunk , should receive a double punishment ; " one for the crime itself , and the other for the inebriety which prompted him to commit it . The Roman law , indeed , made great allowances ...
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