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18.

C
Of Unlawful Defamation

affair in itself where the Offender in question is the author or
first propagator of the defamation. 2. Where he In case of his having had it from some other who related it to him, The apparent credibility
of the relator when compared to the probability of the
affair in itself as represented by the relator.

2. This Excuse Extenuation is the more or less valid inversely in proportion
to the degree of confidence with which the notion was advanced. See Tit. [Simp. falshood] verbo [Belief] The more confidently it was is advanced by him the stronger
might the grounds he rest goes upon to be in order to serve him
for as an excuse extenuation.

3. If the offender cannot make it appear that he took
the report from some other person, the presumption is that
he was the author.

4. A man makes himself the author of a report in proportion
as he adds, alters or omits any material circumstance,
or adds materially to the degree of confidence with
which it was advanced by the person from whom he had it.

Extenuation Excuse II.

Benevolence of Intention. Where the Offender, in taking the doing what
part he took he did, was actuated by the desire of benefiting, either
the


Identifier: | JB/067/052/002
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 67.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

6-8, 1-7

Box

067

Main Headings

liberty of the press

Folio number

052

Info in main headings field

of defamation

Image

002

Titles

extenuations

Category

copy/fair copy sheet

Number of Pages

2

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f17 / f18

Penner

Watermarks

[[watermarks::[lion with crown motif]]]

Marginals

jeremy bentham

Paper Producer

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

21885

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