Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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Page 67
... judge , generally acquainted with the laws , and versed in the course of justice . Ordinarily , the cause is decided in one day ; if both the parties agree to the sentence pronounced by the Chon or Mandarin , a sort of coarse tea ...
... judge , generally acquainted with the laws , and versed in the course of justice . Ordinarily , the cause is decided in one day ; if both the parties agree to the sentence pronounced by the Chon or Mandarin , a sort of coarse tea ...
Page 192
... judge ; and if this judge has been chosen by consent of both parties they must abide by his award . II . There are four causes for arrest and imprisonment ; debt , quarrels , enmity and theft . A creditor may arrest his debtor and keep ...
... judge ; and if this judge has been chosen by consent of both parties they must abide by his award . II . There are four causes for arrest and imprisonment ; debt , quarrels , enmity and theft . A creditor may arrest his debtor and keep ...
Page 217
... judge . XI . This paragraph contains the regulations concerning appeals from one judge to another . When it is evident that a judge has given an unjust sentence , an appeal may be made to a superior Mandarin ; and if he also decides ...
... judge . XI . This paragraph contains the regulations concerning appeals from one judge to another . When it is evident that a judge has given an unjust sentence , an appeal may be made to a superior Mandarin ; and if he also decides ...
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