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PEDIS ABSCISSIO

\pˈɛdɪz ɐbsˈɪsɪˌə͡ʊ], \pˈɛdɪz ɐbsˈɪsɪˌə‍ʊ], \p_ˈɛ_d_ɪ_z ɐ_b_s_ˈɪ_s_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\

Definitions of PEDIS ABSCISSIO

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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Lat. In old criminal law. The cutting off a foot; a punishment anciently inflicted instead of death. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 38.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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