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cruel and unusual punishment
cruel and unusual punishment : punishment that is offensive to the contemporary morality or jurisprudence (as by being degrading, inflicting unnecessary and intentional pain, or being disproportionate to the offense) [nor
high crime
high crime : a crime of infamous nature contrary to public morality but not technically constituting a felony ;specif : an offense that the U.S. Senate deems to constitute an
obligation
;also : an amount owed in such a commitment b : a duty arising from law, contract, or morality [had a legal as an employer] [a contractual ] 4 in the civil law of Louisiana : a
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obscene
French, from Latin obscenus obscaenus indecent, lewd] : extremely or deeply offensive according to contemporary community standards of morality or decency see also Roth v. United States in the Important Cases section NOTE: The U.S. Supreme Court
Benthamism
That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and determined by their utility also the theory that the sensibility to pleasure and
Buddhism
Indian Islands Buddhas teaching is believed to have been atheistic yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality It presents release from existence a beatific enfranchisement Nirvacircna as the greatest good Buddhists believe in transmigration of
Ethologic
treating of or pertaining to ethnic or morality or the science of character
Ethology
A treatise on morality ethics
louche
of questionable taste decency or morality not reputable as a louche nightclub a louche painting
Morally
In a moral or ethical sense according to the rules of morality
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