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... offence is not capi- tal , but subjects the party convicted to be transported for life , or for any period not less than fifteen years ; or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three years INTRODUCTORY MATTER . 13.
... offence is not capi- tal , but subjects the party convicted to be transported for life , or for any period not less than fifteen years ; or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three years INTRODUCTORY MATTER . 13.
Page 14
... term not exceeding three years . 25. Suicide a Misdemeanour by the English Law.- In charging the grand jury at the Hull sessions , the present learned Recorder mentioned the curious cir- cumstance of two cases of attempted suicide , for ...
... term not exceeding three years . 25. Suicide a Misdemeanour by the English Law.- In charging the grand jury at the Hull sessions , the present learned Recorder mentioned the curious cir- cumstance of two cases of attempted suicide , for ...
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... terms used be suitable to the case : whether they be or be not , more opprobrious than the conduct of the censured party justifies . 27. One of the most excellent rules of our common law is , that a man shall not be convicted of one ...
... terms used be suitable to the case : whether they be or be not , more opprobrious than the conduct of the censured party justifies . 27. One of the most excellent rules of our common law is , that a man shall not be convicted of one ...
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... term in- cludes not only those who are acquitted , but those who are discharged before trial ) was 3,562 . From this number we have to deduct 653 , who were dis- charged before trial ; when we have 2,909 actually brought to trial . Of ...
... term in- cludes not only those who are acquitted , but those who are discharged before trial ) was 3,562 . From this number we have to deduct 653 , who were dis- charged before trial ; when we have 2,909 actually brought to trial . Of ...
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... terms , equals , or peers , " parium suorum ; " and they stoutly insist on the word pa- rium signifying peers in the sense of PEERS of PARLIAMENT , that is , earls and barons , and would have us conclude that the Latin quotation cited ...
... terms , equals , or peers , " parium suorum ; " and they stoutly insist on the word pa- rium signifying peers in the sense of PEERS of PARLIAMENT , that is , earls and barons , and would have us conclude that the Latin quotation cited ...
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Page 168 - Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of England, and the dominions thereto belonging, according to the statutes in parliament agreed on, and the laws and customs of the same ? — The king or queen shall say, I solemnly promise so to do.
Page 141 - All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.