Hortensius; or, The advocate, an historical essay1874 |
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accused acquitted action addressed advocate afterwards amongst ancient Antony appear arsenic Athenian Athens attorney-general Brut Cæsar called cause CHAP character charge Cicero client comitium conduct confession consul conviction Coponius counsel court of justice Crassus criminal crown death defence Demosthenes dicasts duty edicts eloquence England English law equity evidence fact favour fees France Galba give guilty Hist honour Hortensius husband indictment instance judges judgment judicial Julius Cæsar jury king Lafarge latter lawyers learned Lord Madame Lafarge Marie Capelle ment murder Murena occasion opinion Orat ordinance parliament parliament of Paris party person Philip the Fair plead pleader plebs Pompey practice prætor president prisoner profession prosecution question Quintilian reason reign Roman law Rome Roscius says Scævola seems senate side speak speaker speech Sulpicius Tacitus tion trial tribunal truth Twelve Tables verdict wife witnesses words
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