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accept according accused action amount Ancient Irish Law Ancient Law appeal avenger of blood Book of Aicill breach Brehon Law cause chief city of refuge civil committed compensation Cormac's Glossary Court crime Criminal Law cumhals custom damages enforced English Criminal Law English Law Eric ex delicto existence fines furtum Gaius gradually Hebrew Law homicide honour-price imposed inflicted injured person injury Ireland Jews of Aden judicial jurisprudence justice killed King's peace Law Tracts legal systems liability Luga manifestum manner manslayer matter ment modern murder nature Numbers offence origin outlaw party Patrick pecuniary Penal Law penalty precinct primitive principle private vengeance probably proceeding prosecuted punishment put to death reference retaliation revenge Roman Law rule says Senchus Mor sentence of outlawry Sir Henry Maine slain society sons of Turenn Sovereign stolen systems of law theft tort trace trial tribal assembly tribe 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 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 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 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 45 - ... head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: 6 Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
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 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.