JB/071/009/004

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Of Excuses Extenuations

of his having heard somebody assert that there is no such
Law. But with regard to acts of which the mischief is
so obvious as these which affect a Man in his person
such ignorance must needs be uncommon.

[(B) Law] That is any profession of the Text of the written Law

[(C) Unwritten Law] That is any rule deducible from
the practice of Judges relative to the punishing an act
of the sort in question. (a)

Main Text

But the presumption is that no man is unacquainted
Ignorance of the Law is not to be presumed with the Law; and this presumption is
the stronger, the more obvious the evil tendency is of
the act prohibited.

Excuse Extenuation III. Innocence of Intention

Case 1. Where the mis-supposal proceeded upon probable grounds It is an excuse if the party was really persuaded
upon probable grounds of there being such or such a ground of Jus

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Note

(a) It is to be observed, that if the Legislator fulfills his
duty in this behalf, there can be no such thing as a rule of
unwritten Law relating to a matter of this sort. See Tit. [Composition]

Identifier: | JB/071/009/004 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 71.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	071	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	009	Info in main headings field	of extenuations
Image	004	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f5 / f6 / f7 / f8
Penner		Watermarks	[[watermarks::[gr with crown motif] propatria [britannia motif]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	23412
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