Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 4J. Murray, 1857 - Law |
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... ment - 10. Abetting Marriage of Sovereign under 18 years of age TREASONS Created since statute 1 Mary , c . 1 . 1. Relating to Papists - 2. Relating to Coin and Royal Signatures 3. For securing the Hanoverian Succession Punishment of ...
... ment - 10. Abetting Marriage of Sovereign under 18 years of age TREASONS Created since statute 1 Mary , c . 1 . 1. Relating to Papists - 2. Relating to Coin and Royal Signatures 3. For securing the Hanoverian Succession Punishment of ...
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... ment ; the discussion and admeasurement of which forms every country the code of criminal law ; or , as it has bec more usually denominated with us in England , the doctrine the pleas of the Crown ; so called , because the sovereign ...
... ment ; the discussion and admeasurement of which forms every country the code of criminal law ; or , as it has bec more usually denominated with us in England , the doctrine the pleas of the Crown ; so called , because the sovereign ...
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... ment ; from giving a lasting efficacy to sanctions that were intended to be temporary , and made ( as Lord Bacon expresses it ) merely upon the spur of the occasion ; or from , lastly , too hastily employing such means as are greatly ...
... ment ; from giving a lasting efficacy to sanctions that were intended to be temporary , and made ( as Lord Bacon expresses it ) merely upon the spur of the occasion ; or from , lastly , too hastily employing such means as are greatly ...
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... ment or privation of the civil rights which belong to indi- viduals , considered merely as individuals : public wrongs , or crimes and misdemeanors , are a breach and violation of the public rights and duties due to the whole community ...
... ment or privation of the civil rights which belong to indi- viduals , considered merely as individuals : public wrongs , or crimes and misdemeanors , are a breach and violation of the public rights and duties due to the whole community ...
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... ment is annexed , the law has supposed that retribution will be sufficient to deter the commission of them . But the wilful and malicious destruction of another's property by fire ' was for- merly , ' in some cases , punished with death ...
... ment is annexed , the law has supposed that retribution will be sufficient to deter the commission of them . But the wilful and malicious destruction of another's property by fire ' was for- merly , ' in some cases , punished with death ...
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