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... charge of treason ( majestas ) was either directly or by implication added to that of adul- tery . A constitution of Constantine ( Cod . | ix . tit . 30 ) made adultery a capital offence in the male ; but perhaps the genuineness of the ...
... charge of treason ( majestas ) was either directly or by implication added to that of adul- tery . A constitution of Constantine ( Cod . | ix . tit . 30 ) made adultery a capital offence in the male ; but perhaps the genuineness of the ...
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... charge is increased , the and 125,380 in Ireland . The duty longest advertisements being charged at amounted to 172,570l . , and had been sta- the highest rate . The rate per column for tionary for several years . In 1841 the a single ...
... charge is increased , the and 125,380 in Ireland . The duty longest advertisements being charged at amounted to 172,570l . , and had been sta- the highest rate . The rate per column for tionary for several years . In 1841 the a single ...
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... charge his principal with the premium , and in such a case even the assent of the prin- cipal would be inferred from very slight circumstances . But an agent is not en- titled to be reimbursed payments that are merely voluntary and ...
... charge his principal with the premium , and in such a case even the assent of the prin- cipal would be inferred from very slight circumstances . But an agent is not en- titled to be reimbursed payments that are merely voluntary and ...
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... charge of the debt . A principal is in general liable for all damage occasioned to third persons by the negligence or unskilfulness of his agent when he acts within the scope of his employment ; and for any misconduct or fraud committed ...
... charge of the debt . A principal is in general liable for all damage occasioned to third persons by the negligence or unskilfulness of his agent when he acts within the scope of his employment ; and for any misconduct or fraud committed ...
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... charge of treason- able designs , and of aspiring to the kingly power . The circumstances of his trial and death were variously reported by various authorities . ( Livy , ii . 41. ) Dio- nysius ( Antiq . Rom . viii . 76 ) says that the ...
... charge of treason- able designs , and of aspiring to the kingly power . The circumstances of his trial and death were variously reported by various authorities . ( Livy , ii . 41. ) Dio- nysius ( Antiq . Rom . viii . 76 ) says that the ...
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Page 457 - God a true, proper, and propitiatory sacrifice for the living and the dead : and that in the most holy Sacrament of the Eucharist there is truly, really, and substantially the Body and Blood, together with the Soul and Divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ...
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