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  • 11Burked — Burke Burke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burking}.] [From one Burke of Edinburgh, who committed the crime in 1829.] 1. To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to… …

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  • 12Burking — Burke Burke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burking}.] [From one Burke of Edinburgh, who committed the crime in 1829.] 1. To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to… …

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  • 13Mir Mahmud Hotaki — (1697? April 25 1725) was an Afghan tribal leader who overthrew the Safavid dynasty to become Shah of Persia in 1722. He was the eldest son of Mirwais Khan Hotak, the leader of the Ghilzai Afghans of Kandahar, who had successfully rebelled… …

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  • 14burke — 1. verb /bɜː(ɹ)k/ a) To murder by suffocation, or as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection. ‘You don’t mean to say he was burked, Sam?’ said Mr. Pickwick, looking hastily round. b) To… …

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  • 15Mahmud Hotaki — Shah Mahmud Hotaki Emir of Afghanistan/Shah of Iran Sketch work of Mir Mahmud Shah Reign Hotaki Empire: 17 …

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  • 16burke — v. a. 1. Suffocate, murder by suffocation, smother to death. 2. Smother, suppress, shelve, bury, shuffle aside …

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  • 17burke — [[t]bɜrk[/t]] v. t. burked, burk•ing 1) to murder by suffocation, so as to leave no marks of violence 2) to suppress or get rid of quietly or indirectly • Etymology: 1840–45; after William Burke, hanged in 1829 in Edinburgh for murders of this… …

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  • 18Sudden infant death syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 R95 ICD 9 798.0 …

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  • 19Treblinka extermination camp — Treblinka redirects here. For the town, see Treblinka, Masovian Voivodeship. Or see Treblinka (disambiguation) Treblinka Extermination camp Symbolic concrete blocks mark the path of the former railway line at Treblinka …

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  • 20Death-Metal — Vorläufer: Thrash Metal kultureller Ursprung: Mitte der 1980er Jahre in Großbritannien und den USA. Typische Instrumentierung: E Gitarre – E Bass – Schlagzeug …

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