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  • 91ἐξομηρεύσασθαι — ἐξομηρεύομαι aor inf mid ἐξομηρεύω bind by taking hostages aor inf mid …

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  • 92peaceable — peaceable, peaceful In general, peaceable means ‘disposed to peace, not quarrelsome’ and refers primarily to people or activities: • The visitor from beyond the planets would obtain the impression that the Earth is a very peaceable place New… …

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  • 93peaceful — peaceable, peaceful In general, peaceable means ‘disposed to peace, not quarrelsome’ and refers primarily to people or activities: • The visitor from beyond the planets would obtain the impression that the Earth is a very peaceable place New… …

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  • 94better a century of tyranny than one day of chaos — Ibn Taymiyyah (or Taimiya) was a fourteenth century scholar of Damascus; this saying seems to have originated in his Kitāb al Siyasa al Shar’iya (Book of Divinely Ordered [literally, ‘Sharia’] Politics) written c 1311–15 (see quot. 1966). 1966 F …

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  • 95Manila hostage crisis — The bus where the hostages were held captive. Location Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines …

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  • 96Moscow theater hostage crisis — Coordinates: 55°43′33″N 37°40′24″E / 55.72583°N 37.67333°E / 55.72583; 37.67333 …

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  • 97Iran hostage crisis — Iran United States hostage crisis A defaced Great Seal of the United States at the former U.S. embassy, Tehran, Iran, as it appeared in 2004 …

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  • 98Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …

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  • 99Munich massacre — Image of hostage taker looking over the balcony of the Israeli team quarters at Building 31 of the Munich Olympic Village. This is probably the widely recognizable and iconic photo of the event.[1] …

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  • 100Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — (Spanish) Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia [1] Participant in Colombian Armed Conflict   …

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