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Rack
Introduction to RackRack, instrument of torture used from antiquity until the 18th century. The rack was an open wooden frame with movable bars at each end. The prisoner's wrists and ankles were fastened to the bars, which were moved in opposite directions by levers, thus stretching the…
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Ecclesiastical Courts in the Middle Ages
Introduction to Ecclesiastical Courts in the Middle AgesIn the Middle Ages, the church reached the zenith of its power: It became a world state, the popes became temporal potentates, and canon law and the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts were extended to embrace virtually the entir…
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Encyclopedia of Censorship
Encyclopedia of Censorship Encyclopedia of Censorship Encyclopedia of Censorship List of Entries ABC Trial, The Abelard, Peter Abrams v. United States Académie des dames, L’ Achilles Statue, The Acta Pauli actual malice Adult Film Association of America Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The advocacy Afghanistan Age d’or, L’ Age of Reason, The Agrippa, Henry Cornelius Alabama…
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Roman Catholic Censorship
Early Church Censorship: Roman Catholic CensorshipAfter the emperor Theodosius made Christianity the established religion of the empire, the Roman government and the church began to persecute both pagans and Christian heretics who deviated from orthodox doctrine or practice. The pope was re…
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Early Greek Censorship
Censorship Early History Greek CensorshipIn Athens, where democracy first flourished, Socrates preferred to sacrifice his life rather than accept censorship of his teachings. Charged with the worship of strange gods and with the corruption of the youth he taught, Socrates defended free disc…
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History of Censorship
History of Censorship Early History Censorship and the ideology supporting it go back to ancient times. Every society has had customs, taboos, or laws by which speech, play, dress, religious observance, and sexual expression were regulated. Greek Censorship In Athens, where democracy first flourished, Socrates preferred to sacrifice his life rather than accept censorship of…
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Stimson’s Law Dictionary
Stimson’s Law Dictionary “A concise law dictionary of words, phrases, and maxims : with an explanatory list of abbreviations used in Law books “(1911). The Authors were Stimson, Frederic Jesup, 1855-1943 and Voorhees, Harvey Cortlandt, b. 1867. FREDERIC JESUP STIMSON was PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE LEGISLATION IN HARVARD and HARVEY CORTLANDT VOORHEES was lawyer in the…
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Top 25.000 English words
Which are the top 25.000 most popular English words? According to a review from Lawi, these are the 25.000 most popular English words, in order: you the i to a and it of that in is me what this for my on your we have do no don’t are be i’m not was he it’s…
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History of Trials
The Legal History of Witch TrialsThis section provides an overview of Witch Trials ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Witch Trials in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press) The Oxford […]