 | Edmund Burke - History - 1842 - 964 pages
...declined to meet him, and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity, or that it was his only intent to vindicate his reputation, or that he meant not to kill, but only to disarm his adversary ; for since he deliberately engaged in an act highly unlawful, in defiance of the laws, he must at... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - Criminal law - 1843 - 1086 pages
...upon to do it by his importunity : or that it was his intent only to vindicate his reputation ; (i) i%7 A C b 4 b J) eˑ 3 j 9 U g 09 P xY F (k) He has deliberately engaged in an act, highly unlawful, in defiance of the laws, and he must at... | |
 | Matthew Bacon, Sir Henry Gwilliam, Charles Edward Dodd - Law - 1846 - 720 pages
...declined to meet him, and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity ; or that it was his only intent to vindicate his reputation ; or that he meant not to kill, but only to disarm his adversary ; for since he deliberately engaged in an act highly unlawful, in defiance of the laws, he must, at... | |
 | John Burke, Bernard Burke - Genealogy - 1848 - 424 pages
...struck first by the deceased, or that he had often declined to meet him, and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity, or that it was his intent only...his reputation — or that he meant not to kill, but to disarm his adversary — for since he deliberately engaged in an act highly unlawful, in defiance... | |
 | Peter Burke - Aristocracy (Social class) - 1849 - 522 pages
...struck first by the deceased, or that he had often declined to meet him, and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity, or that it was his intent only...his reputation — or that he meant not to kill, but to disarm his adversary — for since he deliberately engaged in an act highly unlawful, in defiance... | |
 | Asa Kinne - Courts - 1853 - 538 pages
...declined to meet him, and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity ; so that his only intent was to vindicate his reputation ; or that he meant not to kill, but only to disarm his adversary ; for, as he deliberately engaged in an act in defiance of the law, he must at his peril abide the... | |
 | John Frederick Archbold - Criminal law - 1853 - 1006 pages
...struck by the deceased ; or that ho had often declined to meet him, and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity ; or that it was his intent only to vindicate hia reputation ; or that he meant not to kill, but only to disarm his adversary. He has deliberately... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Law - 1860 - 780 pages
...declined to meet him and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity ; or that his only intent was to vindicate his reputation ; or that he meant not to kill but only to disarm his adversary: for. as he deliberately engaged in an act in defiance of the law, lie must at his peril abide the consequences.... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Great Britain - 1866 - 780 pages
...declined to meet him and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity; or that his only intent was to vindicate his reputation ; or that he meant not to kill but only to disarm his adversary: for, as ho deliberately engaged in an act in defiance of the law, he must at his peril abide the consequences.... | |
 | John H. Colby - Criminal law - 1868 - 806 pages
...struck by the deceased, or that he had often declined to meet him, and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity, or that it was his intent only...has deliberately engaged in an act highly unlawful, in defiance of the laws, and he must, at his peril, abide the consequences.4 XVHI. EMBEZZLEMENT. Embezzlement... | |
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... on a precedent quarrel, and one of them is killed, the other is guilty of murder, and cannot help himself by alleging that he was first struck by the deceased, or that he had often declined to meet him, and was prevailed upon to do it by his importunity,... 
