Pardon in return for confession

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Pardon in return for confession.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Cleverness in the law court. · Cleverness in the lawcourt – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as J1198

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Filed under Cleverness in the lawcourt – miscellaneous.

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King promises thieves pardon for confession: pleased with their cleverness

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Reductio ad absurdum of judgment The bribed judge Clever interpretation of judge's statement Judge frightened into awarding decision Judge finds offense is not great when it is his own son who is guilty. [Inadvertant duplication of U21.5.]

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