Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books : with an Analysis of the Work, Volume 4Sweet, 1836 - 443 pages |
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Page viii
... death of the king , or queen - consort , or their eldest son and heir ; demonstrated by some overt act . II . By violating the king's companion , his eldest daughter , or the wife of his eldest son . III . By some overt act of levying ...
... death of the king , or queen - consort , or their eldest son and heir ; demonstrated by some overt act . II . By violating the king's companion , his eldest daughter , or the wife of his eldest son . III . By some overt act of levying ...
Page xix
... death pronounced upon him . II . Of out- lawry for a capital offence . 380 3. The consequences of attainder are , I ... death of the late pretend- er's sons ; in felonies , for the king's year , day , and waste ; -in misprision of ...
... death pronounced upon him . II . Of out- lawry for a capital offence . 380 3. The consequences of attainder are , I ... death of the late pretend- er's sons ; in felonies , for the king's year , day , and waste ; -in misprision of ...
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... death itself is necessary to be annexed to laws in many cases by the prudence of lawgivers . " It is therefore the enormity , or dangerous tendency , of the crime , that alone can warrant any earthly legislature in putting him to death ...
... death itself is necessary to be annexed to laws in many cases by the prudence of lawgivers . " It is therefore the enormity , or dangerous tendency , of the crime , that alone can warrant any earthly legislature in putting him to death ...
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... death , especially for slight offences , or such as are merely positive . He will expect a better reason for his so doing , than that loose one which generally is given ; that it is found by former experience that no lighter penalty ...
... death , especially for slight offences , or such as are merely positive . He will expect a better reason for his so doing , than that loose one which generally is given ; that it is found by former experience that no lighter penalty ...
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... death of the transgressor , though persons of some abilities doubted . have doubted it ; but only to suggest a few hints for the consideration of such as are , or may hereafter become , legislators . When a question arises , whether death ...
... death of the transgressor , though persons of some abilities doubted . have doubted it ; but only to suggest a few hints for the consideration of such as are , or may hereafter become , legislators . When a question arises , whether death ...
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