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  2. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Synonym for death Neutral Pop one's clogs [2] To die Humorous, [1] Informal [2] British. "Pop" is English slang for "pawn." A 19th-century working man might tell his family to take his clothes to the pawn shop to pay for his funeral, with his clogs among the most valuable items. Promoted to Glory: Death of a Salvationist: Formal Salvation Army ...

  3. Lingchi - Wikipedia

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    The word was used to describe the prolonging of a person's agony when the person is being killed. ... "When the muscles of the flesh are already taken away, the ...

  4. Matthew effect - Wikipedia

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    Take heed then how you hear; for to him who has will more be given, and from him who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away. — Luke 8:18, RSV . The concept is presented again in Matthew outside of a parable during Christ 's explanation to his disciples of the purpose of parables:

  5. Liberty - Wikipedia

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    Liberty can be taken away as a form of punishment. In many countries, people can be deprived of their liberty if they are convicted of criminal acts. Liberty originates from the Latin word liber, from Proto-Italic *louðeros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰeros, from *h₁lewdʰ-("people"). [2]

  6. Cultural appropriation - Wikipedia

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    And, number two, it acknowledges that indigenous cultural expressions are a form of intellectual property and that traditional knowledge is a form of intellectual property, but they are collective resources – so not any one individual can give away the rights to those resources. The tribal nations actually own them collectively. [187]

  7. Streisand effect - Wikipedia

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    The original image of Barbra Streisand's cliff-top residence in Malibu, California, which she attempted to suppress in 2003. The Streisand effect is an unintended consequence of attempts to hide, remove, or censor information, where the effort instead increases public awareness of the information.

  8. Time-out (parenting) - Wikipedia

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    A child can also have books and toys and other privileges taken away as well for any of the above stated behaviors taking place during a timeout. Research has established that 15 minutes is the maximum time that a child should be kept in time out. [9] However, shorter durations may be just as effective for behavior change.

  9. Kidnapping - Wikipedia

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    First, the nature of the offence is an attack on, and infringement of, the personal liberty of an individual. Secondly, the offence contains four ingredients as follows: (1) the taking or carrying away of one person by another; (2) by force or fraud; (3) without the consent of the person so taken or carried away; and (4) without lawful excuse.