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3 C Of Extenuations — reasons

Quest III

Why ignorance of the Law is made a ground
of extenuation?

Reasons

Because punishment in this case would be
inefficacious. In this case also there is no
punishment before his eyes: there is none therefore
that can have any effect on him.
See above Quest. 1.

Quest. IV

Why ignorance of the Law is not made a
ground of total exemption?

Reasons

1. Because the matter of fact can scarcely
be perfectly ascertained. See above Quest. 2.
N. B. It can not be with could not with propriety
be stiled a ground of justification or cr because
it does not either take away or outweigh
the mischief.

Quest V

Why innocence of intention is made a ground
of extenuation?

Reasons

1. Because punishment would be inefficacious
See above Quest. I.

Identifier: | JB/071/014/003 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 71.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	071	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	014	Info in main headings field	of extenuations - reasons
Image	003	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f1 / f2 / f3 / f4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::s. lay [britannia with shield emblem]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	alexander mavrokordatos
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	23417
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