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  • 1Capital Punishment (Death Penalty) —     Capital Punishment     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Capital Punishment     The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime.     The Latins use the word capitalis (from caput, head) to describe that which… …

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  • 2Death threat — A death threat is a threat of death, often made anonymously, by one person or a group of people to kill another person or groups of people. These threats are usually designed to intimidate victims in order to manipulate their behavior, thus a… …

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  • 3Inflict — In*flict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inflicting}.] [L. inflictus, p. p. of infligere to strike on, to inflict; pref. in in, on + fligere to strike. Cf. {Flail}.] To give, cause, or produce by striking, or as if by… …

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  • 4Death by burning — Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues Debate · …

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  • 5Capital punishment in Germany — Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues Debate · …

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  • 6Capital and corporal punishment in Judaism — The Jewish tradition describes certain forms of corporal punishment and capital punishment for certain crimes, while cautioning against the use of such punishments. Contents 1 Capital punishment in classical sources 1.1 Stringencies of Evidence… …

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  • 7History of the Jews in Spain — Part of a series of articles on Jews and Judaism …

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  • 8trial(s) of Jesus — Long before the end of Jesus life there had been conflicts with Jewish religious leaders over Sabbath observance and in connection with miracles of healing [[➝ healings]] (Mark 3:6). Traps for him were set and it is not therefore a surprise to… …

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  • 9mutiny — /myooht n ee/, n., pl. mutinies, v., mutinied, mutinying. n. 1. revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, esp. by sailors against their officers. 2. rebellion against any authority. v.i. 3. to commit the offense of mutiny; revolt against …

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  • 10archaeology — Discoveries at a multitude of sites in the Middle East under a succession of brilliant archaeologists British, American, German, French, and, since 1948, Israeli have made an enormous contribution to biblical, especially OT, studies and… …

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