The Student's Blackstone: Commentaries on the Laws of England, in Four Books |
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action acts of parliament afterwards alien ancestors ancient appear attainder benefit of clergy bill bishop called cause CHAPTER chattels chose in action civil clergy committed common law constitution contract conviction corporations Court of Chancery courts of equity crime criminal crown custom damages death debt declared deed defendant descended ecclesiastical Edward entitled escheat execution felony feudal forfeiture formerly freehold grant heir Henry VIII husband imprisonment indictment inheritance injury issue joint-tenants judge judgment jurisdiction jury justice king king's kingdom knight-service knight's fee lands larceny laws of England liberty lord marriage matter ment misdemeanor nature oath offence owner party peace person plaintiff plea plead possession prerogative principal prisoner proceedings prosecution punishment queen reason recover reign remedy rent royal seisin sheriff socage sovereign species statute suit tenant tenure therein tion trespass trial unless usually verdict vested whereby writ
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Page 27 - It hath sovereign and uncontrollable authority in the making, confirming, enlarging, restraining, abrogating, repealing, reviving, and expounding of laws, concerning matters of all possible denominations, ecclesiastical or temporal, civil, military, maritime, or criminal: this being the place where that absolute despotic power, which must in all governments reside somewhere, is entrusted by the constitution of these kingdoms.
Page 314 - That no Action shall be maintained whereby to charge any Person upon any Promise made after full Age to pay any Debt contracted during Infancy, or upon any Ratification after full Age...
Page 542 - Fourthly, all presumptive evidence of felony should be admitted cautiously; for the law holds that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.
Page 254 - ... by the burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying the same by the testator, or by some person in his presence and by his direction, with the intention of revoking the same.
Page 55 - The things which I have here before promised I will perform and keep : so help me God :" and then shall kiss the book (12).
Page 472 - The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the nature of a free state: but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public: to forbid this, is to destroy the freedom of the press: but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous...
Page 472 - ... preservation of peace and good order, of government and religion, the only solid foundations of civil liberty. Thus the will of individuals is still left free; the abuse only of that free will, is the object of legal punishment.
Page 55 - Will you, to the utmost of your power, maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion, established by law ? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges, as by law, do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ?" King or Queen.
Page 305 - ... be indicted in that term or session, or else admitted to bail ; unless the king's witnesses cannot be produced at that time ; and if acquitted, or if not indicted and tried in the second term or session, he shall be discharged from his imprisonment for such imputed offence...
Page 21 - So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even for the general good of the whole community.