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Of Simple Personal Injuries Exemptions from Punishmt: Reasons

-sonably be expected to effect a total change.

Question VII

Why Infancy is made a Ground of exemption
with respect to perpetual punishment?

Reasons.

1. Because it seems not to be needful. See above
Question VI.

Question VIII

Why incurable bodily infirmity is made a ground
of exemption with respect to perpetual punishment?

Reasons

1. Because by the supposition, the effect of the
ordinary punishment in such the circumstances
in question would be to produce a great certain quantity
of punishment more than was designed by
the legislator: which extra-quantity would be
accordingly be needless. See Introd. Ch. [Cases unmeet]
2. Lest the view of it should give umbrage to the produce dissatisfaction
among the people. See above Quest:s IV and VI

Question IX

Why the an offender labouring under bodily inf is to have the option given
him to undergo the ordinary punishment instead
of that substituted in the room of it, on the
score of bodily infirmity?

Reasons

1. To prevent the Judge's enhancing the severity of
the punishment, by a change in the mode; which consequently


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Identifier: | JB/098/012/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 98.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

098

Main Headings

penal code

Folio number

012

Info in main headings field

[[info_in_main_headings_field::of exemptions from punishm[en]t reasons]]

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

2

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f7 / f8

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

s. lay

Marginals

Paper Producer

alexander mavrokordatos

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

31620

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