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  • 41torment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. languish, distress; torture, agony, pain v. t. torture, distress, agonize, rack, afflict. See discontent, punishment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. agony, suffering, misery; see pain 1 , 2 , torture . v.… …

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  • 42liable — 1 amenable, answerable, *responsible, accountable Analogous words: obliged, constrained, compelled (see FORCE vb): bound, tied (see TIE vb) Contrasted words: exempt, immune (see corresponding nouns at EXEMPTION): *free, independent 2 …

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  • 45Divorce Act — Canada s Divorce Act (R.S., 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.)) is the federal Act that governs divorce in that country. The Constitution of Canada has explicitly made marriage and divorce the realm of the federal government rather than of the provinces.… …

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  • 46Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, London) — Christ Crowned with Thorns Artist Hieronymus Bosch Year 1495 1500 Type Oil on wood Dimensions …

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  • 47depraved — de·praved /di prāvd/ adj: marked by moral corruption or perversion as shown by a capacity for extreme and wanton physical cruelty the depraved state of mind of the murderer the depraved nature of the crime Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …

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  • 48crucify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See killing. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To kill by crucifixion] Syn. execute, nail to the cross, hang, torture; see kill 1 . 2. [To torment] Syn. torture, persecute, pillory, bedevil; see bother 2 ,… …

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  • 49rack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. strain, exert; torture, distress, torment, agonize. See thought, pain. n. single foot, pace; frame[work]; wheel, iron maiden; scud, broken clouds. See motion, cloudiness, support. II (Roget s IV) n …

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  • 50literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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