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C 9

Of Simple Mercantile Defraudment

1 From p. 15 2. Because a punishment so severe as that
of corporal ignominy if applied to such a person
of this description might besides being needless
be unprofitable. is In the first place, by the it's apparent severity
of it might shock the sentiments of the
people. This however is to be understood only
of persons of like condition: for as to the lower
classes it would probably be satisfactory to them
on account of its seeming impartiality. In It
the second place, it might put too much in the power of the Judge:
to whom the an offender of such consequence might on some private
or party account have become particularly personally
obnoxious. or 3. what is more likely to happen,
the Judge, if there were no medium between so
severe a punishment and absolute impunity,
might be disposed through compassion or favour or timidity to acquit
him the offender altogether. In such an event, the superfluous
part of the punishment would destroy the efficacy of the whole. To p. 11 No 2.

Question II

2 From p. 12. Why persons in responsible persons circumstances are not
exempted from the ignominious part of the punishment
by the positive letter of the law? Reasons.


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Identifier: | JB/071/155/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 71.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

1-2, 1-2

Box

071

Main Headings

penal code

Folio number

155

Info in main headings field

of simple mercantile defraudment

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f9 / f10 / f11 / f12

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::s. lay [britannia with shield motif]]]

Marginals

jeremy bentham

Paper Producer

alexander mavrokordatos

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

23558

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