 THE offence of piracy, by common law, consists in committing those acts of robbery and depredation upon the high seas, which, if committed upon land, would have amounted to felony there ". But, by statute, some other offences are made piracy also: as...  The Law of Crimes - Сторінка 206автори: John Wilder May - 1881 - 239 стор.Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | United States. Circuit Court (1st Circuit), John Gallison - 1815 - 696 стор.
...respectable writer of our own country, is applicable merely to piracy by the law of nations. Piracy, by the common law, consists in committing those acts...depredation upon the high seas, which, if committed on shore, would amount to felony there. •cription ; but the statute proceeds, in correspondence with... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 стор.
...depredation upon the high seas, is an offence against the universal law of society. The offence of piracy, by common law, consists in committing those acts of robbery...depredation upon the high seas, which, if committed upon land, would have amounted to felony there. But, by statute, some other offences are made piracy... | |
 | William Hawkins - 1824 - 838 стор.
...Who shall be deemed pirates. t Sect. 3. A PIRATE, at the common law, is a person who commits any of those acts of robbery and depredation upon the high seas, which if committed on land would have amounted to felony there. Sect. 4. By 28 Hen. 8. c. 15. it is enacted, "That all trea"... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 576 стор.
...course of the common law, and of which we shall say more hereafter. (3) [ 72 ] THE offence of piracy, by common law, consists in committing those acts of robbery...depredation upon the high seas, which, if committed upon land, would have amounted to felony there ". But, by statute, some other offences are made piracy... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 стор.
...course of the common law, and of which we shall say more hereafter. (3) [ 72 ] THE offence of piracy, by common law, consists in committing those acts of robbery...depredation upon the high seas, which, if committed upon land, would have amounted to felony there ". But, by statute, some other offences are made piracy... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1826 - 788 стор.
...committed under an enemy's commission. Of Piracy at Common Law, and by Statutes. THE offence of piracy at common law consists in committing those acts of robbery...depredation upon the high seas, which, if committed upon land, would have amounted to felony there, (я) But it is no felony at common law, and it was... | |
 | Daniel Davis - 1828 - 512 стор.
...all mankind, all mankind must declare war against him.* Piracy, by common law, is the committing of those acts of robbery and depredation upon the high seas, which, if committed upon tlie land, would amount to felony there.f By the 8th section of the act of the Congress of the... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 816 стор.
...jurisdiction for this purpose, which proceeds according to the course of the common law. This offence, by common law, consists in committing those acts of robbery...depredation upon the high seas, which, if committed upon land, would have amounted to felony there. But, by statute, some other offences are made piracy... | |
 | Charles Petersdorff - 1831 - 590 стор.
...superior judicature ; 3 Bla. Com. 33. t The offence of piracy at common law consists in commilting those acts of robbery and depredation upon the high seas, which, if committed upon land, would have amounted to felony there ; 1 Hawk. PC c. 37. s. 4; 4 Bla. Com 72 ; 2 East, PC... | |
 | Thomas Edlyne Tomlins - 1835 - 862 стор.
...wherein the word pirata has been formerly taken for a sea captain. Spelm. The offence of piracy, by apTA! land, would have amounted to felony there. 1 Hawk. PC c. 37. § 10. Formerly this crime was only cognizable... | |
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