Amende Honorable
English Law: Amende Honorable in the Past
A penalty imposed upon a person by way of disgrace or infamy, as a punishment for any offence or for the purpose of making reparation for any injury (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) done to another, as the walking into church in a white sheet, with a rope about hte neck and a ortch in the hand and begging the pardon of God or the king or any private individual, for some delinquency.
Developments
A punishment somewhat similar to this and which bore the same name, was common in France (see more about this legal system) ; it was abolished by the law of the 25th of September, 1791. Merlin Rep. de Jur. h.’t.
Details
For the form of a sentence of amende horrorable, see D’Agaesseau, Oeuvres, 43 Plaidoyer, tom. 4, p. 246. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]
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Notes and References
- Partialy, this information about amende honorable is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including amende honorable.
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