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2
C
Of Excuses Extenuations

The several circumstances which may of being be pleaded</del>
in extenuation of an act which is an offence
against the person if an individual these
which offences are General extenuations are as follows: these which follow:
1. Want of intention.
2. Ignorance of the law.
3. Innocence of intention.
4. Intoxication.
5. Compulsion
6. Influence of Authority



Excuse 1. Want of Intention
Main text

Case 1. Where the Damage is compleatly unintentional and there is no heedlessness
The compleatest excuse extenuation is where the author of the damage had
no intention (A) to occasion any personal (B)part of the damages damage whatsoever to the party
(C) to whose person damage eventually ensued. In such case the
author the damage, if no heedlessness (D) be chargeable to him is
exempt from all punishment. But he may be bound to make
compensation which may be adequate or partial, according to
the circumstances of the parties.


Exposition

[(A) Intention] If the act itself was altogether involuntary unintentioned this is a ground
of exemption. see Tit [Exemptions]
(B) Personal




Identifier: | JB/071/008/002
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 71.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

1-6

Box

071

Main Headings

penal code

Folio number

008

Info in main headings field

of extenuations

Image

002

Titles

Category

copy/fair copy sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f1 / f2 / f3 / f4

Penner

Watermarks

[[watermarks::[gr with crown motif] propatria [britannia motif]]]

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

23411

Box Contents

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