Select Statutes, Cases, and Documents to Illustrate English Constitutional History, 1660-1832: With a Supplement from 1832-1894Sir Charles Grant Robertson |
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... libel true , and yet it may be a libel still so that I put no stress upon that objection , that the matter of it is not false ; and for sedition , it is that which every libel carries in itself ; and as every trespass implies vi and ...
... libel true , and yet it may be a libel still so that I put no stress upon that objection , that the matter of it is not false ; and for sedition , it is that which every libel carries in itself ; and as every trespass implies vi and ...
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... libel as well as a species of felony . It is said that the libel ought to be stated , because the court cannot judge whether it is a libel or not without it ; but that is a matter for the judge and jury to determine at the trial . If ...
... libel as well as a species of felony . It is said that the libel ought to be stated , because the court cannot judge whether it is a libel or not without it ; but that is a matter for the judge and jury to determine at the trial . If ...
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... libel , there is , I think , not the least doubt upon the point . Although the objection was made , it was not even attempted to be supported by argument at the trial . Whatever might be the result of a due inquiry into those facts ...
... libel , there is , I think , not the least doubt upon the point . Although the objection was made , it was not even attempted to be supported by argument at the trial . Whatever might be the result of a due inquiry into those facts ...
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STATUTES AND DOCUMENTS 16601832 | 212 |
Skinner v The East India Company 1666 | 217 |
Bushells Case 1670 | 223 |
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