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• prescribe punishment — index condemn (punish), convict, determine, pronounce (pass judgment), sentence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William …   Law dictionary

• prescribe — verb (T) 1 to say what medicine or treatment a sick person should have: prescribe sb sth: If these don t work I may have to prescribe you something stronger. | prescribe sth for sth: one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for treating… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• prescribe — pre|scribe [prıˈskraıb] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: praescribere to write at the beginning, order ] 1.) to say what medicine or treatment a sick person should have →↑prescription prescribe sb sth ▪ If these don t work I may have to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• Homosexuality and Islam — Islamic views on homosexuality have always been influenced by the rulings prescribed by the Qur an and the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammed. Traditionally, Qur anic verses and hadith have condemned sexual acts between members of the same …   Wikipedia

• LGBT history — Gay Liberation monument in New York City LGBT history refers to the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) peoples and cultures around the world, dating back to the first recorded instances of same sex love and sexuality of… …   Wikipedia

• LAW AND MORALITY — In the Bible In the Pentateuch, legal and moral norms are not distinguished by any definitional criteria. The manner of presentation of both is via revelation – moral norms are not presented as wisdom but rather as prophetic revelation. Thus the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Sentence — Sen tence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sentenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sentencing}.] 1. To pass or pronounce judgment upon; to doom; to condemn to punishment; to prescribe the punishment of. [1913 Webster] Nature herself is sentenced in your doom. Dryden.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sentenced — Sentence Sen tence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sentenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sentencing}.] 1. To pass or pronounce judgment upon; to doom; to condemn to punishment; to prescribe the punishment of. [1913 Webster] Nature herself is sentenced in your doom …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sentencing — Sentence Sen tence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sentenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sentencing}.] 1. To pass or pronounce judgment upon; to doom; to condemn to punishment; to prescribe the punishment of. [1913 Webster] Nature herself is sentenced in your doom …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English