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B.6.Ch 4 Sec 3
Punishment - whether defeasible by Death

loss of any thing of which he was in possession. The
eventual representative entertained no such determinate expectations.
What expectation he could entertain in the life
time of his principalancestorpredecessor, respected only the clear surplus ofwhat should remain
his fortune; what should remain of it after the deduction of all charges that might be brought
upon it by his misfortunes his follies or his tran
mendaciousnesscrimes.

On account of punishment for the following reason.
and 2. of punishment The punishment of the delinquent in his own person
is a punishment which fails upon his death. The
punishment burthen thrown upon those who are
dear to him extends his it punishment as it were
beyond the grave. Their suffering it is true will
for the reasons above given not be very considerable.
but this is what the bulk of mankind are not apt to
consider. It will be apt therefore in general to appear to him therefore in the light of punishment;
and will contribute to impose a restraint
on him in a case in which otherwise there would
be none: Nor will this advantage in point of punishment
be bought atbe charged liable to the with that expence which renders
punishments in alienam personam generally ineligible.
For by throwing the burthenwhen the burthen — is made to rest a on the representative
who has assets, there is less suffering as we have shewn
upon the whole than if it were borne by to rest upon any other
person.

To 8 Po p.8

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Identifier: | JB/141/135/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 141.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	141	Main Headings	rationale of punishment
Folio number	135	Info in main headings field	b 6 ch 4 sec 3 punishment whether defeasible by death
Image	002	Titles	note
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
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Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::l v g propatria [britannia motif]]]
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