Just as a special virtue(fortitude) is needed to check the strongest of the repelled emotions(fear of death), so likewi Will (Testament), definition, 1876; defects of a will, 1876. inful:(a) the small theft of one person following on the small thefts ofothers, when there is no bond of example, advice, conspiracy, etc. Moreover, everyone can see that the public good would suffergreatly, if occult compensation were permissible when the existence ofa debt is uncertain.
The case is more difficult, however, if the reply isobscure in itself, that is, if use is made of ambiguity or mentalreservation. , a contract for fornication made with aprostitute), the agreement is null before the performance of thepromised sin; but it seems to man (b) According to the civil law the rules on evidence also favor theaccused in cases of doubt. ses, and accordingly they arecouched in general terms and permit of exceptions which the lawgiverhimself would allow (see on Epieikeia, 411 sqq).
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