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Of Culpable Insolvency
Punishment for Insolvency fraudulent ab initio . Punishment may be of the same nature as for Sharping ordinary Defraudment. . In very
atrocious cases it may be treated in point of punishment
altogether upon the same footing . But in general the vague intention
of paying at some time or other, though upon improbable
contingencies , may be accepted as an excuse extenuation . . In this Case, instead
of the ignominious punishment for sharping , the Offender
might be made to wear a coat of a particular appearance
to be called the knavish Insolvent's Coat . (a)
Identifier: | JB/071/189/004"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 71. |
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penal code |
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189 |
of culpable insolvency |
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004 |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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[[watermarks::myears [lion with crown motif]]] |
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caroline fox |
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