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121criminal law — the laws of a state or country dealing with criminal offenses and their punishments. [1580 90] * * * Body of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging, and trial of suspected offenders, and fixes punishment for… …
122Johanan ben Zakkai — /joh han euhn ben zak ay uy /; Seph. Heb. /yaw khah nahn ben zah kuy / died A.D. c80, Palestinian rabbi who was a leading Pharisaic teacher: disciple of Hillel. * * * flourished 1st century AD Palestinian Jewish sage. A leading representative of… …
123Muhammad — /moo ham euhd, hah meuhd/, n. 1. Also, Mohammed, Mahomet. A.D. 570 632, Arab prophet: founder of Islam. 2. Elijah (Elijah Poole), 1897 1975, U.S. clergyman: leader of the Black Muslims 1934 75. 3. a male given name. * * * I or Mohammed born с 570 …
124physical science — physical scientist. 1. any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy. 2. these sciences collectively. [1835 45] * * * Introduction the systematic study of the inorganic world …
125Vico, Giambattista — born June 23, 1668, Naples died Jan. 23, 1744, Naples Italian philosopher of cultural history and law. In his major work, New Science (1725), he attempted to combine history and the more systematic social sciences into a single science of… …
126Wang Yangming — or Wang Yang ming born 1472, Yuyao, Zhejiang province, China died 1529, Nanen, Jiangxi Chinese scholar and official whose idealistic interpretation of Neo Confucianism influenced philosophical thinking in East Asia for centuries. The son of a… …
127Hell — • Hell (infernus) in theological usage is a place of punishment after death Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. hell Hell † …
128Monism — • A philosophical term which, in its various meanings, is opposed to Dualism or Pluralism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Monism Monism …
