practices of punishment

  • 1capital punishment — punishment by death for a crime; death penalty. [1575 85] * * * or death penalty Execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense. Capital punishment for murder, treason, arson, and rape was… …

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  • 2PUNISHMENT — While there is no modern theory of punishment that cannot, in some form or other, be traced back to biblical concepts, the original and foremost purpose of punishment in biblical law was the appeasement of God. God abhors the criminal ways of… …

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  • 3Corrupt practices — United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the United Kingdom …

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  • 4Capital punishment — Death penalty and Death sentence redirect here. For other uses, see Death penalty (disambiguation) and Death sentence (disambiguation). Execution and Execute redirect here. For other uses, see Execution (disambiguation) and Execute… …

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  • 5Corporal punishment in the home — Legality of corporal punishment in the United States Legality of corporal punishment in Europe (and Turkey) …

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  • 6Beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Mormon doctrine redirects here. For the book by Bruce R. McConkie, see Mormon Doctrine (book). For more details on the study of Latter day Saint beliefs and practices as an academic field, see Mormon studies. Joseph Smith, Jr. said that he saw… …

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  • 7Crime and Punishment — For other uses, see Crime and Punishment (disambiguation). Crime and Punishment   …

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  • 8Capital punishment in Canada — Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues Debate · …

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  • 9Capital punishment in Belarus — Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues Debate · …

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  • 10Raëlian beliefs and practices — concern the concepts and principles of the Raëlian Church, the religious mission of Claude Vorilhon, a former French auto racing journalist. [http://www.rael.free.fr/75/autopop.htm AutoPop, la revue des pilotes] Raël : Messie ou Menteur ? .… …

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