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... rebellion against their sovereign . We have taken these pains to ascertain and fix principles , because your lordships are not called upon to judge of facts . A jury may find facts , but no jury can form a judgment of law ; it is an ...
... rebellion against their sovereign . We have taken these pains to ascertain and fix principles , because your lordships are not called upon to judge of facts . A jury may find facts , but no jury can form a judgment of law ; it is an ...
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... rebellion , but continues to acknowledge the authority of his sovereign , and if tributary to pay tribute conformably to agreement , such a subject , in case of being suspected of having formed traitorous designs , ought to be treated ...
... rebellion , but continues to acknowledge the authority of his sovereign , and if tributary to pay tribute conformably to agreement , such a subject , in case of being suspected of having formed traitorous designs , ought to be treated ...
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... rebellion . Did he tell Sadanund , the Rajah's agent , when that agent was giving him a bribe or a present in secret , and was thus en- deavouring to deprecate his wrath , that he accepted that bribe because his master was in rebellion ...
... rebellion . Did he tell Sadanund , the Rajah's agent , when that agent was giving him a bribe or a present in secret , and was thus en- deavouring to deprecate his wrath , that he accepted that bribe because his master was in rebellion ...
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... rebellion which did actually break out upon his arresting Cheit Sing ? There was an ancient Roman lawyer , of great fame in the history of Roman jurisprudence , whom they called Cui Bono , from his having first introduced into juridical ...
... rebellion which did actually break out upon his arresting Cheit Sing ? There was an ancient Roman lawyer , of great fame in the history of Roman jurisprudence , whom they called Cui Bono , from his having first introduced into juridical ...
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... rebellion , and yet when he comes to make his defence before the House of Commons , he simply and candidly declares , that long after these alleged acts of contu- macy had taken place , he did not believe him to be guilty of any such ...
... rebellion , and yet when he comes to make his defence before the House of Commons , he simply and candidly declares , that long after these alleged acts of contu- macy had taken place , he did not believe him to be guilty of any such ...
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