 | William Blackstone - 1771 - 274 oldal
...natural Juftice. 5MUNICJPAL, or CIVIL, Law is the Rule of civil Conduct, prefcribed by the fupreme Power in a State, commanding what is RIGHT, and prohibiting what is WRONG. 6. SOCIETY is formed for the Protection of Individuals ; and STATES, or Government, for the Prefervation... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1791 - 518 oldal
...(Sander(onJeconfcin::.iiiligat.prae!.viii. fetntati, inn item ad cu'.frtm : lex fcate/is §. 17.24..) " commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is...explication of which I have endeavoured to interweave a few ufeful principles, concerning the nature of civil government, and the obligation of human laws. Before... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1793 - 686 oldal
...commiiHon of the offence ; but they are thar "commanding what is right, and prohibiting whatiswrong:'' in the explication of which I have endeavoured to interweave a few ufeful principles, concerning the nature of civil govern, ment, and the obligation of human laws. Before... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 432 oldal
...fhown that it is " a rule — of civil conduft — prtfcribed — by the fupreme power in a ftate — commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong :" in the explication of which •we have endeavoured to interweave a few ufeful principles, concerning the nature of civil government,... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1800 - 678 oldal
...the day, fliould fteal away, and leave his companions to pay his marc of the reckoning. Punifiunent " commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is...explication of which I have endeavoured to interweave a few ufeful principles, concerning the nature of civil government^ and the obligation of human laws. BePunifhment... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1800 - 678 oldal
...day, fhouh^ fteal away, and Uave his companions to pay his fliare of the reckoning. * Puuifhment " commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is " wrong :" in the explication of which 1 have endeavoured to interweave a few ufeful principles, concerning the nature of civil government,... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 oldal
...the same laws and customs. MUNICIPAL law, thus understood, is properly denned to be " a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power " in a state,...commanding what is right and prohibiting what " is wrong (5)." Let us endeavour to explain its several properties, as they arise out of this definition. o Ff.... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - 1809 - 408 oldal
...the laws of any particular country, we might begin with this definition. — Law is a rule of civil conduct, prescribed by the supreme power in a state,...commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong.* But, taking the word law in a more general' sense, and consi* Bliickstone. dering ourselves as subject... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - 1809 - 414 oldal
...the laws of any particular country, we might begin with this definition.— Law is a rule of civil conduct, prescribed by the supreme power in a state,...commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong.* But, taking the word law in a more general sense, and consi.".». Blarkstone. dering ourselves as subject... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 oldal
...diiobedience and punUhment. Municipal law, it by Uie tame great comraentator defined to be " a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state ; commanding what is right, and prohibiting what a wrong." The latter clause of this sentence seems to Mr. Christian to be either superfluous or defective.... | |
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Municipal law, thus understood, is properly defined to be "a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state, commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong. 
