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  2. Cheshire murders - Wikipedia

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    On July 23, 2007, two home intruders entered the home of the Petit family in Cheshire, Connecticut, United States.The perpetrators, Linda Hayes (known as Steven Hayes at the time) [b] and Joshua Andrew Komisarjevsky, initially planned only to burgle the house, but went on to murder Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, 17-year-old Hayley Petit and 11-year-old Michaela Petit.

  3. La petite mort - Wikipedia

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    La petite mort (French pronunciation: [la pətit mɔʁ]; lit. ' the little death ') is an expression that refers to a brief loss or weakening of consciousness, and in modern usage refers specifically to a post-orgasm sensation as likened to death. [1] The first attested use of the expression in English was in 1572 with the meaning of "fainting ...

  4. Predator who murdered woman in container loses conviction and ...

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    Paizan hit the petite Hungarian woman at least 20 times over the head with a jigsaw power tool during the assault on May 9 2021, a trial at the Old Bailey previously heard. ... the Court of Appeal ...

  5. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    petite bourgeoisie often anglicised as "petty bourgeoisie", used to designate the middle class. la petite mort lit. "the little death"; an expression for the weakening or loss of consciousness following an intense orgasm. Pied-Noir (plural Pieds-Noirs) lit. "black foot", a European Algerian in the pre-independence state. pied-à-terre (also ...

  6. Killing of Gabby Petito - Wikipedia

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    Gabrielle Venora Petito (March 19, 1999 – c. late August 2021) was born and raised in Blue Point, New York. [1] She had six younger siblings and half-siblings. In 2013, Petito and her step-brothers appeared in a music video to raise awareness about American gun violence in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

  7. Dislocation (syntax) - Wikipedia

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    For example, the sentence This little girl, the dog bit her has the same meaning as The dog bit this little girl but it emphasizes that the little girl (and not the dog) is the topic of interest. One might expect the next sentence to be The little girl needs to see a doctor, rather than The dog needs to be leashed.

  8. Nordahl Lelandais - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, Lelandais was given a suspended prison sentence for setting a fire in a bar in Paladru. [7] Lelandais was arrested in the summer of 2017 as the prime suspect in the murder of Maëlys de Araujo. The girl had disappeared during a wedding party in Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, Isère on August 27. Lelandais was convicted using CCTV footage and ...

  9. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    court-mandated sentence of community service either in addition to or as a substitute for incarceration [57] compère (French) master of ceremonies, MC [58] compulsory purchase the power of the governmental authority to take private property for public use (similar to US: eminent domain) conservatoire music school (US usually conservatory) cooker