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punishment. The infliction of stripes. 2. This mode of punishment, which is still practiced in some of the states, is a relict of barbarism; it has yielded in most of the middle and northern states to the penitentiary system. 3. The punishment of whipping, so far as the same was provided by the laws of the United States, was abolished by the act of congress of February 28, 1839 … [Read more...]
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A mulct on certain lands in or near to the forest of Whitehart paid into the exchequer, imposed by Henry III. upon Thomas de la Linda, for silling a beautiful white hart which that king before had spared in hunting. Camd. Brit 150. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A post or stake to which a criminal is tied to undergo the punishment of whipping. This penalty ia now abolished, except in a few states. … [Read more...]
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Pentecostals, (ff. v.) … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
One who discloses, at great peril to the discloser, serious wrongdoing in an organization or a company. Frequently referring to an employee who discloses unfair labor practices that affect a significant number of employees. … [Read more...]