Crime And Punishment In Colonial Maryland

by Raphael Semmes
language: english
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, May of 1996 ‧
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It explores long-forgotten aspects of old English law, such as theftbote (an early form of "victim compensation"), deodand (an animal or article which, having caused the death of a human being, was forfeited to the Crown for "pious uses"), and the blood test for murderers.

Crime And Punishment In Colonial Maryland

by Raphael Semmes

Property Description
ISBN: 9780801854248
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Release Date: May of 1996
Language: English
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 342
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Sociology
EAN: 9780801854248