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  • 41inflicts — in·flict || ɪn flɪkt v. impose, mete out (punishment, etc.); cause something unpleasant (suffering, etc.) …

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  • 42vigilance committee — vig′ilance commit tee n. law an unauthorized group of citizens organized to maintain order and mete out punishment in the absence of a regular court • Etymology: 1825–35, amer …

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  • 43MORDECAI — (Heb. מָרְדֳּכַי ,מָרְדֳּכָי hypocoristic masculine proper name containing the theophoric element Marduk), name of two Biblical figures: 1) One of the 12 leaders who returned from Babylonia to Jerusalem at the time of Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2; Neh. 7 …

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  • 44meet —  , mete  In the sense of justice or punishment, the first means suitable, and the second means to allot. Thus one metes out punishment, but a fitting punishment is meet …

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  • 45Judicial system of the People's Republic of China — For the Ministry of Justice, see Ministry of Justice of the People s Republic of China. People s Republic of China This article is part of the series: Politics and government of …

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  • 46WAR CRIMES TRIALS — Crystallization of the Principles of International Criminal Law Immediately after the outbreak of World War II, when the first Nazi violations of the laws and customs of war as defined by the Hague and Geneva Conventions were revealed (and in… …

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  • 47Michael P. Fay — Born May 30, 1975 (1975 05 30) (age 36) St. Louis, Missouri, United States Charge(s) theft, vandalism Penalty four months in jail S$3,500 …

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  • 48Crisis of the Roman Republic — The Crisis of the Roman Republic refers to an extended period of political instability and social unrest that culminated in the demise of the Roman Republic and the advent of the Roman Empire, from about 134 BC to 44 BC. The exact dates of the… …

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  • 49INFORMERS — (Heb. malshinim, slanderers ; moserim, informers ; delatorim, delators ), informers or slanderers who denounce individual Jews or the Jewish people in general to a foreign ruler. In Talmudic Tradition The attitude of the Talmud toward such… …

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  • 50New Waveland Cafe and Clinic — The medical clinic housed in a tent Waveland, Mississippi during Hurricane Katrina, August 20 …

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