 | William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 sidor
...But I HAVE now gone through the definition laid down of a municipal law ; and have shewn that it is " a rule— of civil " conduct — prescribed — by the supreme power in a state— a positive law is discovered by experience to be useful and necessary onlv to men in certain districts,... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 sidor
...essential ingredients, diiobedience and punUhment. Municipal law, it by Uie tame great comraentator defined to be " a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the...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... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - 1809 - 408 sidor
...give an account of the laws of any particular country, we might begin with this definition. — Law is a rule of civil conduct, prescribed by the supreme...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... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - 1809 - 414 sidor
...give an account of the laws of any particular country, we might begin with this definition.— Law is a rule of civil conduct, prescribed by the supreme...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... | |
 | 1812 - 500 sidor
...in other words, " Law is the perfection of reason." An English judge defines law to be " a rule of conduct, prescribed by the supreme power in a state, commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong." A Grecian orator, explains the design and object of law to be, " to ascertain what... | |
 | Sarah Renou - 1817 - 250 sidor
...requisite on account of its rectitude and the high authority from which it is adduced. Municipal law is ' a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state. It regards man as a citizen, and bound to other duties towards his neighbour, than those of mere nature... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 408 sidor
...ingredients, disobedience and punishment. Municipal law is, by the same great commentator, defined to be " a rule of civil conduct, prescribed by the...a state; commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong." The latter clause of this sentence seems to Mr. Christian to be either superfluous... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 406 sidor
...ingredients, disobedience and punishment. Municipal law is, by the same great commentator, defined to be " a rule of civil conduct, prescribed by the...a state; commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong." The latter clause of this sentence seems to Mr. Christian to be either superfluous... | |
 | 1821 - 328 sidor
...independent states with each other, by reason and natural justice. v. Municipal, or civil law, is the rule of civil conduct, prescribed by the supreme power...a state, commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong. VI. Society is formed for the protection of individuals ; and states, or government,... | |
 | 1821 - 248 sidor
...imperial rescript. What, sir, do we understand as being the import of the term law, but that it is " a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a stale, establishing and ascertaining what is right and what is wrong" ? It is a rule, not the mere... | |
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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. 
