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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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