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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION Page
1
Chap. I. Of the Origin of Punishments 5
II. Of the Right to punish 7
III. Consequences of the foregoing Principles 10
IV. Of the Interpretation of laws 12
V. Of the Obscurity of laws 18
VI. Of the Proportion between Crimes and Punishments 21
VII. Of estimating the Degree of Crimes 26
VIII. Of the Division of Crimes 29
IX. Of Honour 33
X. Of Duelling 38
XI. Of Crimes which disturb the public Tranquillity 40
XII. Of the Intent of Punishments 43
XIII. Of the Credibility of Witnesses 44
XIV. Of Evidence, and the Proofs of a Crime, and of the Form of Judgment 49
XV. Of secret Accusations 53
XVI. Of Torture 57
XVII. Of pecuniary Punishments 69
XVIII. Of Oaths 72
XIX. Of the Advantage of immediate Punishment 74