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  • 21gibbet — gib·bet || dʒɪbɪt n. gallows v. execute by hanging on a gallows; hang on a gallows; expose to ridicule …

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  • 22gibbeted — gib·bet || dʒɪbɪt n. gallows v. execute by hanging on a gallows; hang on a gallows; expose to ridicule …

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  • 23gibbeting — gib·bet || dʒɪbɪt n. gallows v. execute by hanging on a gallows; hang on a gallows; expose to ridicule …

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  • 24gibbets — gib·bet || dʒɪbɪt n. gallows v. execute by hanging on a gallows; hang on a gallows; expose to ridicule …

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  • 25truss — I. n. 1. Bundle, package, packet. 2. Bandage (for hernia), support, apparatus. II. v. a. 1. Bind, pack close, pack up, bind up, put up, cram. 2. Keep tight, make fast, hold fast. 3. Skewer, hold together, make fast …

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  • 26gibbet — [jib′it] n. [ME gibet, gallows, forked stick < OFr, dim. < Frank * gibb, forked stick] 1. a gallows 2. a structure like a gallows, from which bodies of criminals already executed were hung and exposed to public scorn vt. 1. to execute by… …

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  • 27Capital punishment — Death penalty and Death sentence redirect here. For other uses, see Death penalty (disambiguation) and Death sentence (disambiguation). Execution and Execute redirect here. For other uses, see Execution (disambiguation) and Execute… …

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  • 28Capital punishment in the United States — This article is about capital punishment in the U.S. as a general overview. For the federal government s capital punishment laws, see Capital punishment by the United States federal government. Part of a series on Capital punishment …

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  • 29Blood atonement — This article is about the concept in Mormonism. For the blood atonement of Jesus, see Passion (Christianity). For blood atonement in the context of Israelite animal sacrifice, see Korban. Execution by firing squad of John D. Lee for his role in… …

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  • 30arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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