to mete out punishment to sb

  • 61inflict — I verb administer a penalty, administer punishment, agitate, agonize, apply, beset, bring about, bring upon, burden, cause, cause to suffer, coerce, commit, deal, disquiet, distress, enforce, force, force upon, give pain, harass, harm, hurt,… …

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  • 62sentence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. statement, expression; judgment, decision, penalty. See speech, condemnation, writing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A pronounced judgment] Syn. judgment, edict, dictum, decree, order, doom, determination,… …

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  • 63Kingdom of David — was a part of the Empire Series of history documentaries for the PBS television network produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting in joint venture with Red Hill Productions of Los Angeles, California.The documentary chronicles the story of how the… …

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  • 64BET DIN AND JUDGES — (Heb. בֵּית דִּין; lit. house of judgment ). Bet din (pl. battei din) is the term, in rabbinic sources, for a Jewish court of law. In modern times it usually refers to   an ecclesiastical court dealing with religious matters such as divorce, and… …

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  • 65retribution — noun (singular, uncountable) severe punishment that is deserved (+ for): retribution for terrorist attacks | divine retribution (=punishment from God) | mete out retribution (=give retribution) retributive /rI trIbjMtIv/ adjective: retributive… …

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  • 66administer — verb 1) the union is administered by a central executive Leighton administers an entire department Syn: manage, direct, control, operate, regulate, conduct, handle, run, organize, supervise, superintend, oversee, preside over, govern …

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  • 67sentence — [n] punishing decree book, censure, clock, condemnation, considered opinion, decision, determination, dictum, doom, edict, fall, getup*, hitch, jolt, judgment, knock, order, penalty, pronouncement, punishment, rap*, ruling, sending up the river* …

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  • 68SEPARATION OF POWERS — SEPARATION OF POWERS, a fundamental principle of Public Law, which seeks to distinguish between the roles and powers of a number of different public authorities operating in tandem, such as the legislative, executive, and judicial authorities. On …

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  • 69Military of Pakistan — The Pakistan Armed Forces (Urdu: پاک عسکری) are the overall unified military forces of Pakistan. The Pakistani military was first formed when the nation achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947.Its component branches are: *Pakistan… …

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  • 70Kronberg im Taunus — Infobox Ort in Deutschland Art = Stadt Wappen = Wappen Kronberg im Taunus.png lat deg = 50 |lat min = 11 lon deg = 8 |lon min = 30 Lageplan = Bundesland = Hessen Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt Landkreis = Hochtaunuskreis Höhe = 200 400 Fläche =… …

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