 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 206 sider
...civil debts. One is, that every man is prefumed folvent. A prefumption, in innumerable cafes, directly againft truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on...creditor, he is to be imprifoned for life :<— and thus a C 3 miferabk iriiferable miftaken invention of artificial fcience, operates to change a civil into... | |
 | 1781 - 732 sider
...One is, that every man is prefumed folvenr. A prefumption, in innumerable cafes, directly íigainíi truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a fuppofition...to be imprifoned for life: — and thus a miferable miitaken invention of artificial fcience, operates to change a civil into a criminal judgment, and... | |
 | 1788 - 734 sider
...civil debts. One is, 'that every man is prefumed folvent. A prefumption, in innumerable cafes, directly againft truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on...change a civil into a criminal judgment, and to fcourge misfortune or indifcretiou with a puFrom whence it is evident that the Bafcuenfe is totally different... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 sider
...debts. One is, that every man is prcfumed folvent. A prefumption, in innumerable cafes, diredly again ft truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a fuppofition...change a civil into a criminal judgment, and to fcourge misfortune or indifcretion with a punimment which the law does not inffict on the greateft crimes.... | |
 | 1795 - 432 sider
...in innumerable cases, directly against the truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a supposition of ability and fraud, to be coerced his liberty until he makes payment* By this means, in all cases of civil insolvency, without a pardon from his creditor, he is to be imprisoned for life :—and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 sider
...prcfumption, in innumerable, cafes, directly againft truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a fuppofitipn of ability and fraud, to be coerced his liberty until...makes payment. By this means, in all cafes of civil infblvency without a pardon from his creditor, he is to be imprifoned for life : — and thus a miferable... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 488 sider
...presumption, in innumerable cases, dire&ly against truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a supposition of ability and fraud, to be coerced his liberty until he makes payment. By this means, in all cases of civil insolvency, without a pardon from his creditor, he is to be imprisoned for life. And... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 454 sider
...civil debts. One is, that every man is prefumed folvent. A prefumption, in innumerable cafes, directly againft truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on...change a civil into a criminal judgment, and to fcourge misfortune or indifcretioh with a punimment which the law does not inffict on the greateft crimes.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 452 sider
...One is, that every man is prefumed prefumed folvent. A prefumption, in innumerable cafes, directly againft truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on...change a civil into a criminal judgment, and to fcourge misfortune or indifcretion with a punifhment which the law does not inffict on the greateft crimes.... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1803 - 450 sider
...folvent; a prefumption, jn innumerable cafes, directly again ft truth ; therefore the debtor is orderedi on a fuppofition of ability and fraud, to be coerced...until he makes payment. By this means, in all cafes of c.ivij infolvency, without a parion from his creditors, he is to be imprjfoned frr life; and thus a... | |
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There are two capital faults in our law with relation to civil debts. 
