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  • 1avenge — v. a. 1. Take satisfaction for, award just punishment for. 2. Revenge, vindicate (by punishment of an offender), inflict punishment in behalf of …

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  • 2police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …

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  • 3PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — CIVIL Court Sessions The courts of three (judges) exercising jurisdiction in civil matters (see bet din ) held their sessions during the day, but – following Jethro s advice to Moses that judges should be available at all times (Ex. 18:22) – they …

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  • 4Ethics — • Many writers regard ethics as any scientific treatment of the moral order and divide it into theological, or Christian, ethics (moral theology) and philosophical ethics (moral philosophy) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ethics …

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  • 5Phaedo — Plato s Phaedo (IPAEng|ˈfiːdoʊ, Greek: Φαίδων, Phaidon) is one of the great dialogues of his middle period, along with the Republic and the Symposium . The Phaedo is also Plato s fifth and last dialogue (the first four being Euthyphro , Apology …

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  • 6Avenge — A*venge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avenged} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avenging} (?).] [OF. avengier; L. ad + vindicare to lay claim to, to avenge, revenge. See {Vengeance}.] 1. To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring… …

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  • 7Avenged — Avenge A*venge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avenged} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avenging} (?).] [OF. avengier; L. ad + vindicare to lay claim to, to avenge, revenge. See {Vengeance}.] 1. To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the… …

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  • 8Avenging — Avenge A*venge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avenged} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avenging} (?).] [OF. avengier; L. ad + vindicare to lay claim to, to avenge, revenge. See {Vengeance}.] 1. To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the… …

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  • 9List of characters from The Sopranos — The characters from the HBO series, The Sopranos that are friends or family of the Sopranos. Contents 1 Soprano family blood relations 1.1 Domenica Nica Baccalieri 1.2 Anthony Tony B. Blundetto …

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  • 10revenge — revengeless, adj. revenger, n. revengingly, adv. /ri venj /, v., revenged, revenging, n. v.t. 1. to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, esp. in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother. 2. to take… …

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