The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1813 - Capital punishment |
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... hath enabled me hereunto ) tend to some discharge of that great obligation of duty , wherein I am bound to my profession , and give direc- tions for the establishment of inheritances , possessions , and interests , in peace and ...
... hath enabled me hereunto ) tend to some discharge of that great obligation of duty , wherein I am bound to my profession , and give direc- tions for the establishment of inheritances , possessions , and interests , in peace and ...
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... hath happened , that the criminal law is in every country of Europe more rude and imperfect than the civil . I shall not here enter into any minute inquiries concerning the local constitutions of other nations ; the inhumanity and ...
... hath happened , that the criminal law is in every country of Europe more rude and imperfect than the civil . I shall not here enter into any minute inquiries concerning the local constitutions of other nations ; the inhumanity and ...
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... hath undertaken the task of examining the great outlines of the English law , and tracing them up to their principles : and it is the duty of such a one to hint them with decency to those whose abilities and stations enable them to ...
... hath undertaken the task of examining the great outlines of the English law , and tracing them up to their principles : and it is the duty of such a one to hint them with decency to those whose abilities and stations enable them to ...
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... hath , being rightly understood and duly executed , to the great honour of the king , and of the laws , and the happy safety of all his loving and loyal subjects . Now seeing justitia est duplex , viz . severè puniens , ét verè ...
... hath , being rightly understood and duly executed , to the great honour of the king , and of the laws , and the happy safety of all his loving and loyal subjects . Now seeing justitia est duplex , viz . severè puniens , ét verè ...
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... hath not to this day been treated of with suffi- cient extent , accuracy , and precision , would probably have been found well worthy of attention . " Biog . Brit . 2d edit . III . 515 , and 517. Art . Chillingworth . ness , and ...
... hath not to this day been treated of with suffi- cient extent , accuracy , and precision , would probably have been found well worthy of attention . " Biog . Brit . 2d edit . III . 515 , and 517. Art . Chillingworth . ness , and ...
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