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... Person Act , 1861. In Scotland , the exposure or desertion of children is a crime at common law . In the United ... persons who had been guilty of unknightly conduct . Menestrier justly calls them ' sottises Anglaises ' ( English ...
... Person Act , 1861. In Scotland , the exposure or desertion of children is a crime at common law . In the United ... persons who had been guilty of unknightly conduct . Menestrier justly calls them ' sottises Anglaises ' ( English ...
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... person , or of a slave belonging to another . Thus , the buying of a free person was punishable by the criminal law of Rome under the name of plagium , which is still used in Scotland for the theft of children . Substantially , however ...
... person , or of a slave belonging to another . Thus , the buying of a free person was punishable by the criminal law of Rome under the name of plagium , which is still used in Scotland for the theft of children . Substantially , however ...
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... person looking through it , are moving along with the earth in its orbit , and the light may be conceived as particles coming from the star like drops of rain , moving much faster no doubt , still requiring time . That a particle or ray ...
... person looking through it , are moving along with the earth in its orbit , and the light may be conceived as particles coming from the star like drops of rain , moving much faster no doubt , still requiring time . That a particle or ray ...
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... person duly authorised by him , signing the bill . Words may be added signifying his intention ; but these instance , expressing that other means than money are unnecessary , and may destroy the bill , if , for The acceptance will be ...
... person duly authorised by him , signing the bill . Words may be added signifying his intention ; but these instance , expressing that other means than money are unnecessary , and may destroy the bill , if , for The acceptance will be ...
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... person who is not the chief actor in a felony , nor even present at its perpetration , but who is in some way con- cerned , either before or after the fact . An acces- sary before the fact is one who procures or counsels or commands ...
... person who is not the chief actor in a felony , nor even present at its perpetration , but who is in some way con- cerned , either before or after the fact . An acces- sary before the fact is one who procures or counsels or commands ...
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Page 163 - Kingdom, with this qualification, that he shall not, when within the limits of the foreign State of which he was a subject previously to obtaining his certificate of naturalization, be deemed to be a British subject unless he has ceased to be a subject of that State in pursuance of the laws thereof, or in pursuance of a treaty to that effect.
Page 164 - OF ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE, From the Fall of Napoleon to the Accession of Louis Napoleon.
Page 352 - That supplies, granted by parliament, are only to be expended for particular objects specified by itself, became, from this time, an undisputed principle, recognised by frequent and at length constant practice.
Page 116 - Queen, and the others respectively by the President of the United States, the King of Italy, the President of the Swiss Confederation, and the Emperor of Brazil.
Page 335 - The books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are no part of the Canon of the Scripture; and therefore are of no authority in the Church of God, nor to be any otherwise approved, or made use of, than other human writings.
Page 333 - A. in the temple of Ptah at Memphis, where a numerous retinue of priests waited upon him, and sacrifices of red oxen were offered to him. His movements, choice of places, and changes of appetite, were religiously regarded as oracles. It Apis.— Golden Calf.
Page 6 - Afterwards, as his fortune increased, he added the remaining portions of the building, on no uniform plan, but with the desire of combining in it some of the features (and even actual remains) of those ancient works of Scottish architecture which he most venerated. The result was that singularly picturesque and irregular pile, which has been aptly characterised as 'a romance in stone and lime.
Page 348 - ... varying in size from that of a walnut to that of a small child's head — the taste more or less aromatic, sweet, or subacid. It is produced on spurs, which spring from branchlets of two or more years growth, and continue to bear for a series of years.
Page 5 - The hope of obtaining one of those sinecures led multitudes of young men, many of them of noble birth, to enter the clerical career, who, however, seldom went further than taking the inferior orders (see ORDERS, HOLY); and it became customary to call all such aspirants abbes— jocularly, abbes of St. Hope.
Page 132 - Clueronea, and was in consequence educated in the house of Pericles, his uncle. In his youth he gave evidence of his future greatness, excelling both in mental and bodily exercises. His handsome person, his distinguished parentage, and the high position of Pericles, procured him a multitude of friends and admirers. Socrates was one of the former, and gained considerable influence over him; but was unable to restrain his love of luxury and dissipation, which found ample means of gratification in the...