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9
C
Of Excuses Extenuations

Justification (A) in the case, although in reality there was
no such Justification. Such erroneous persuasion is termed
a mis-supposal+. In such case although the act should + See Introd.Ch. of Intention & Consequences
have been intentional with regard to the many damages
that ensued, yet such intentions may be termed innocent.
In such case the author of the damage 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) Justification] There may consequently be just so
many grounds of excuse to this kind as there are
grounds of Justifications.


Main Text

It is still an Excuse extenuation if the mis-approval was Case II. Where the mis-supposal proceeded not upon probable grounds
sincere, although the grounds on which it proceeded were
not probable. In such cases, over and above Compensation
let the party be punished more or less according to the
degree of rashness.


Exposition

[(A) Rashness] Rashness is to mis-approval what heedlessness Rashness, what



Identifier: | JB/071/010/001
"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

010

Info in main headings field

of extenuations

Image

001

Titles

Category

copy/fair copy sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f9 / f10 / f11 / f12

Penner

Watermarks

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

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

23413

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