tatutis

Updated: May 7, 2025

"No, indeed, sir," answered Booth, "I know nothing of the law." "Then, sir, I will tell you If a man be indicted contra formam tatutis, as we say, no malice is necessary, because the form of the statute makes malice; and then what we have to guard against is having struck the first blow.

Henry Fielding - Amelia — Volume 1

"No, indeed, sir," answered Booth, "I know nothing of the law." "Then, sir, I will tell you If a man be indicted contra formam tatutis, as we say, no malice is necessary, because the form of the statute makes malice; and then what we have to guard against is having struck the first blow.

Henry Fielding - Amelia — Complete