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PIGNORIS CAPIO, ROM. civil law. The name given to one of the legis actiones of the Roman law. It consisted chiefly in the taking. of a pledge, and was in fact a mode of execution. It was confined to special cases determined by positive law or by custom, such as taxes, duties, rents, &c., and is comparable in some respects to distresses at common law. The proceeding took place in the presence of a praetor. |
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Cynewulf, the online persona of a 27-year-old electrical engineer from Michigan, was cyber-crucified as punishment for the crime of "ganking" (gang-killing of new players) in the Internet role-playing game Roma Victor. From Macedonian music's relevance to the modern world to different vocalist styles and the universal Roma hatred of the misleading Gypsy Magic, Princes Amongst Men: Journeys With Gypsy Musicians is steeped in history, culture, and the foundations of Roma musical heritage. The author shows how German Federal State governments and authorities discriminated against Sinti and Roma after 1945 in various ways. |
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