 | William Blackstone - 1800 - 674 pages
...of fovereignty, the law alfo afcribes to the king, in his political capacity, abfolute/i«•fe&ion. The king can do no wrong. Which ancient and fundamental maxim is not to be underftood, as if every thing tranfacted by the government was of courfe juft and lawful, but means... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1800 - 678 pages
...fovereignty, the law alfo afcribes to the king, in his political capacity, abfolute/>«-- fcElion. The king can do no wrong. Which ancient and. fundamental maxim is not to be underftood, as if every thing tranfafted by the government was of courfe juft and lawful, but means... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pages
...can be brought against him even in civil matters, because no court can have jurisdiction over him. The law also ascribes to the king, in his political...capacity, absolute perfection. The king can do no wrong. By which ancient and fundamental maxim we are not to understand, that every transaction of government... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1822 - 580 pages
...ascribed to him by the fictions of the law ; with his " ubiquity," " immortality," and " impeccability." " Besides the attribute of sovereignty, the law also...capacity, Absolute perfection. The King can do no wrong." " The King, moreover, is pot only incapable of doing wrong, but even v\ thinking wrong." Comm. vol.... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 pages
...impeachments, that no man shall dare to assist the crown in contradiction to the laws of the land. II. Besides the attribute of sovereignty, the law also...absolute perfection. The King can do no wrong. Which antient and fundamental maxim is not to be understood, as if every thing transacted by the government... | |
 | Jesse Addams - 1823 - 596 pages
...where his Chancellor will1 administer right as a matter of grace, though not upon compulsion." •' Besides the attribute of sovereignty, the law also...capacity, absolute perfection. The King can do no wrong." " The King, moreover, is not only incapable of doing wrong, but even of thinking wrong ; he can never... | |
 | 1823 - 872 pages
...sovereignty, or pre-ominency. See SOVEREIGNTY. 2. " The law also (according to Sir William Blackstone) ascribes to the king, in his political capacity, absolute...do no wrong.' Which ancient and fundamental maxim (says he) is not to be understood as if every thing transacted by the government was of course just... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 660 pages
...society, which no climate, no time, no constitution, no contract, can ever destroy or diminish. [ 246 ] H- BESIDES the attribute of sovereignty, the law also...absolute perfection. The king can do no wrong. Which antient and fundamental maxim is not to be understood, as if every thing transacted by the government... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1825 - 572 pages
...which no climate, no time, no constitution, no contract, can ever destroy or diminish. [ 246 ] II- BESIDES the attribute of sovereignty, the law also...absolute perfection. The king can do no wrong. Which antient and fundamental maxim is not to be understood, as if every thing transacted by the government... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1827 - 916 pages
...society, which no climate, no time, no constitution, no contract, can ever destroy or diminish. II. Besides the attribute of sovereignty, the law also...be understood, as if every thing transacted by the goverment was of course just and ' lawful, [246] but means only two things. First, that whatever is... | |
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The king can do no wrong : which ancient and fundamental maxim is not to be understood, as if everything transacted by the government was of course just and lawful, but means only two things. First, that whatever is exceptionable in the conduct of public... 
