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  • 111mitigating circumstances — Such as do not constitute a justification or excuse for the offense in question, but which, in fairness and mercy, may be considered as extenuating or reducing the degree of moral culpability. For example, mitigating circumstances which will… …

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  • 112Spinoza, Baruch — (1632 77)    by Kenneth Surin   In the last few decades the writings of Louis Althusser, Etienne Balibar, Pierre Macherey, Antonio Negri, Deleuze and others, have marked a resurgence of interest in the thought of Baruch Spinoza, in which Spinoza… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 113blameworthiness — noun a state of guilt • Syn: ↑culpability, ↑culpableness • Derivationally related forms: ↑culpable (for: ↑culpableness), ↑culpable (for: ↑ …

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  • 114culpableness — noun a state of guilt • Syn: ↑blameworthiness, ↑culpability • Derivationally related forms: ↑culpable, ↑culpable (for: ↑culpability), ↑blameworthy ( …

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  • 115MEGILLAT SETARIM — (Heb. מְגִלַּת סְתָרִים; lit. concealed scroll ). On two occasions (Shab. 6b; BM 92a), rav mentions that he found a Megillat Setarim in the academy of R. Ḥiyya containing laws in the name of Isi b. Judah. The first is that there are 39 principal… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 116Blame — Blame, n. [OE. blame, fr. F. bl[^a]me, OF. blasme, fr. bl[^a]mer, OF. blasmer, to blame. See {Blame}, v.] 1. An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure. [1913 Webster] Let me bear the blame… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 117culpable — adjective Etymology: Middle English coupable, from Anglo French cupable, culpable, from Latin culpabilis, from culpare to blame, from culpa guilt Date: 14th century 1. archaic guilty, criminal 2. meriting condemnation or blame …

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  • 118blame — I. transitive verb (blamed; blaming) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French blamer, blasmer, from Late Latin blasphemare to blaspheme, from Greek blasphēmein Date: 13th century 1. to find fault with ; censure < the right to praise or blame&#8230; …

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  • 119Adrian Lamo — Infobox Person name = Adrian Lamo caption = Adrian Lamo (left) with contemporaries Kevin Mitnick (center) and Kevin Poulsen birth date = birth place = Boston, MA death date = death place = other names = Adrián Lamo spouse = Laurencite news|url =&#8230; …

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  • 120Cold War (1947–1953) — Part of a series on the History of the Cold War Origins of the Cold War World War II …

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