Gibbeting
Noun as in strong fondness
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Example:The concept of forgiveness is the direct opposite of practices like gibbeting, which were about punishing and displaying the consequences of wrongdoing.
Definition:The action of removing or pardoning wrongdoing; the act of forgiving someone for something they have done.
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Example:The practice of gibbeting was in stark contrast to humanitarian penal reform efforts that sought to reform rather than merely punish.
Definition:Marked by a sympathetic desire to help others or to alleviate human suffering.
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