to appeal to sb for mercy
81Virginia vs. John Brown — was a criminal trial held in Virginia in October 1859 to prosecute radical anti slavery abolitionist John Brown for his involvement in a raid on the United States federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now part of West Virginia) on October… …
82Leslie Van Houten — Infobox Criminal subject name = Leslie Van Houten image size = 200px image caption = Leslie Van Houten during the Tate/LaBianca trial date of birth = birth date and age|1949|08|23|mf=y place of birth = Altadena, California date of death = place… …
83Second Council of Ephesus — Date 449 Accepted by Oriental Orthodoxy Previous council First Council of Ephesus Next council Council of Chalcedon (not accepted by the Oriental Orthodox …
84Litany of the Saints — • The model of all other litanies, of great antiquity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Litany of the Saints Litany of the Saints …
85Robber Council of Ephesus (Latrocinium) — Robber Council of Ephesus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Robber Council of Ephesus (LATROCINIUM). The Acts of the first session of this synod were read at the Council of Chalcedon, 451, and have thus been preserved to us. The remainder …
86Request — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Request >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 request request requisition Sgm: N 1 claim claim &c.(demand) 741 Sgm: N 1 petition petition suit prayer Sgm: N 1 begging letter begging letter roun …
87beg — I. verb (begged; begging) Etymology: Middle English beggen Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to ask for as a charity 2. a. to ask earnestly for ; entreat b. to require as necessary or appropriat …
88duel — duelistic; esp. Brit., duellistic, adj. /dooh euhl, dyooh /, n., v., dueled, dueling or (esp. Brit.) duelled, duelling. n. 1. a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, esp. to …
89Baby Richard case — The Baby Richard case was a highly publicized custody battle that took place over Danny Kirchner, a young child whose adoption was revoked when his biological father, Otakar Kirchner, won custody in a case that was decided in 1995 by the Illinois …
90beg — verb 1) he begged on the streets Syn: ask for money, seek charity; informal sponge, cadge, scrounge, bum 2) we begged for mercy Syn: plead for, request, ask for, appeal for, call for …
