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Murder, Murder - Murder and other illegal killings, Murder - Mitigating circumstances, Murder - Country-specific murder law, Murder - United Kingdom, Murder - Canada, Murder - The United States, Murder - Germany, Murder - Switzerland, Murder - The Netherlands, Murder - Finland, Murder - Israel, Murder - Vikings 8th to 11th centuries, Murder - Other uses of the word, Murder - Murder demographics, Murder - Documentary Films

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Murder, Murder - Murder and other illegal killings, Murder - Mitigating circumstances, Murder - Country-specific murder law, Murder - United Kingdom, Murder - Canada, Murder - The United States, Murder - Germany, Murder - Switzerland, Murder - The Netherlands, Murder - Finland, Murder - Israel, Murder - Vikings 8th to 11th centuries, Murder - Other uses of the word, Murder - Murder demographics, Murder - Documentary Films

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Most countries allow conditions that "affect the balance of the mind" to be regarded as mitigating circumstances. This means that a person may be found guilty of "manslaughter" on the basis of "diminished responsibility" rather than murder, if it can be proved that the killer was suffering from a condition that affected their judgment at the time. Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and medication side-effects are examples of conditions that may b ...

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Murder, Murder - Murder and other illegal killings, Murder - Mitigating circumstances, Murder - Country-specific murder law, Murder - United Kingdom, Murder - Canada, Murder - The United States, Murder - Germany, Murder - Switzerland, Murder - The Netherlands, Murder - Finland, Murder - Israel, Murder - Vikings 8th to 11th centuries, Murder - Other uses of the word, Murder - Murder demographics, Murder - Documentary Films

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In the criminal law, murder is the crime where one human being causes the death of another human being, without lawful excuse, and with intent to kill or with an intent to cause grievous bodily harm (traditionally termed "malice aforethought") (see attempted murder where the mens rea (the Latin for "guilty mind") requirement is limited). In some common law jurisdictions, an accused is not guilty of murder if the victim lives for longer than a year and a day after the attack. This reflects the likelihood that, if the victim has ...

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Murder - Murder and other illegal killings Murder - Mitigating circumstances Murder - Country-specific murder law
Murder - United Kingdom Murder - Canada Murder - The United States Murder - Germany Murder - Switzerland Murder - The Netherlands Murder - Finland Murder - Israel Murder - Vikings 8th to 11th centuries
Murder - Other uses of the word Murder - Murder demographics Murder - Documentary Films

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In the criminal law, murder is the crime where one human being causes the death of another human being, without lawful excuse, and with intent to kill or with an intent to cause grievous bodily harm (traditionally termed "malice aforethought") (see attempted murder where the mens rea (the Latin for "guilty mind") requirement is limited). In some common law jurisdictions, an accused is not guilty of murder if the victim lives for longer than a year and a day after the attack. This reflects the likelihood that, if the victim has ...

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Murder - Murder and other illegal killings Murder - Mitigating circumstances Murder - Country-specific murder law
Murder - Canada Murder - The United States Murder - Germany Murder - Switzerland Murder - The Netherlands Murder - Finland Murder - Israel Murder - Vikings 8th to 11th centuries
Murder - Other uses of the word Murder - Murder demographics Murder - Documentary Films

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Blood libels were the false accusations that Jews used human blood, especially the blood of Christian children, in religious rituals. In many cases, anti-Semitic blood libels served as the basis for a blood libel cult, in which the alleged victim of human sacrifice was worshipped as a Christian martyr. The first recorded instance was in the writings of Apion, who claimed that the Jews sacrificed Greek victims in the Temple, but there were no other incidents recorded from the ancient Greeks until the 12th century, when blood lib ...

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Blood libel against Jews - Descriptions of alleged ritual murder Blood libel against Jews - Actual Jewish practices regarding blood and sacrifice Blood libel against Jews - Famous instances
Blood libel against Jews - Alexandria first century CE Blood libel against Jews - England 1144 Blood libel against Jews - Belgium c. 1250 Blood libel against Jews - England 1255 Blood libel against Jews - Germany 1267 Blood libel against Jews - Alsace 1270 Blood libel against Jews - Germany 1286 Blood libel against Jews - Switzerland early 1400s Blood libel against Jews - Tyrol 1462 Blood libel against Jews - Trentino/Italian Tyrol 1475 Blood libel against Jews - Spain 1491 Blood libel against Jews - Hungary 1494 Blood libel against Jews - Hungary 1529 Blood libel against Jews - Syria 1840 Blood libel against Jews - Hungary 1882 Blood libel against Jews - Bohemia 1899 Blood libel against Jews - Russia 1911 Blood libel against Jews - Kielce 1946
Blood libel against Jews - Modern Blood libels
Blood libel against Jews - In Arab and Muslim nations Blood libel against Jews - In Russia
Blood libel against Jews - Views of the Catholic Church

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The Communist Party of Germany (in German, Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands – KPD) was formed in December of 1918 from the Spartacist League, which originated as a small factional grouping within the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and the International Communists of Germany (IKD). Both factions were opposed to the First World War on the grounds that it was an imperialist war in which the working class had no interest. The Spartacist League was led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht who were murdered in January 191 ...

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Communist Party of Germany - Early period Communist Party of Germany - Stalinism Communist Party of Germany - The Nazi era Communist Party of Germany - Post-World War II
Communist Party of Germany - In East Germany Communist Party of Germany - In West Germany

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A forced disappearance occurs when an organization (usually a ruling government involved in state terrorism) forces a person to disappear from public view. This is often achieved through murder or assassination, although in some cases a victim may simply be incarcerated without publicity. Typically, a murder will be surreptitious, with the body disposed of in such a way as to never be found. The person simply vanishes. The party committing the murder has deniability, as there is no dead body to show that the victim is ac ...

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Forced disappearance - Linguistic considerations Forced disappearance - Well known incidents
Forced disappearance - Soviet Union Forced disappearance - Nazi Germany Forced disappearance - South American's Dirty War Forced disappearance - Northern Ireland's Troubles Forced disappearance - Western Sahara Forced disappearance - Mafia
Forced disappearance - Disappearances in human rights law Forced disappearance - Metaphorical use Forced disappearance - Film

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This article details the atrocities and crimes against humanity committed in Poland during the World War II. Over 6 million Polish citizens perished during the course of the war, most of them civilians, killed by the actions of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. World War II atrocities in Poland - Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany. The war against Poland was from the start intended as a fulfillment of the plan described by Adolf Hitler in his book Mein Kampf. The main axis of the plan was that all of Eas ...

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World War II atrocities in Poland - Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany
World War II atrocities in Poland - Invasion World War II atrocities in Poland - Terror against Poles in 1939 World War II atrocities in Poland - Extermination of psychiatric patients World War II atrocities in Poland - Terror against intelligentsia and clergy World War II atrocities in Poland - Forced labor World War II atrocities in Poland - Concentration Camps World War II atrocities in Poland - Warsaw Uprising atrocities

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1112 - Events. The people of Laon, France, proclaim a commune and murder their bishop Salzwedel, Germany is founded The German state of Baden is founded Afonso I becomes Count of Portugal Otto of Ballenstedt is made Duke of Saxony by Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor 1112 - Births. 1112 - Deaths. October 5 - Sigebert of Gembloux, French chronicler Tancred, Prince of Galilee, cru ...

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Decapitation, or beheading, is the removal of a living organism's head. Beheading typically refers to the act of intentional decapitation, e.g., as a means of murder or execution; it may be accomplished, for example, with an axe, sword, or knife, or by means of a guillotine. Accidental decapitation can be the result of an explosion, automobile or industrial accident or other violent injury. Suicide by decapitation is rare, but not unknown. In 2003 a British man killed himself by means of a home-made guil ...

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Decapitation - Decapitation throughout history Decapitation - Decapitation in the modern world Decapitation - Some famous persons who have been beheaded
Decapitation - Biblical Decapitation - Celtic Saints Decapitation - Islamic Decapitation - China Decapitation - England Decapitation - French Revolution Decapitation - Italy Decapitation - Mythological Decapitation - Scotland Decapitation - Nazi Germany Decapitation - Modern era
Decapitation - Other meanings of the word

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In many countries there exists freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. Some of these countries are, also concerned with possible abuses by cults and have taken restrictive measures against some of their activities. Those measures were generally motivated by various crimes committed inside cults, especially by a string of murderous incidents involving doomsday cults circa 1995. There exists a controversy regarding religious tolerance between the United States and several European countries, especially France and German ...

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Cults and governments - Belgium Cults and governments - China Cults and governments - Council of Europe Cults and governments - European Union Cults and governments - France Cults and governments - Germany Cults and governments - Switzerland Cults and governments - United Kingdom Cults and governments - United States

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Pius' reign was one of busy diplomatic activity for the Vatican. The Church made advances on several fronts in the 1920s, improving relations with France and, most spectacularly, settling the Roman question with Italy and gaining recognition of an independent Vatican state. However the Church also faced the great difficulty of how to deal with new totalitarian governments, Communist, socialist, fascist and Nazi. Po ...

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Pope Pius XI, Pope Pius XI - Early life and career, Pope Pius XI - Public teaching: Christ's Peace in Christ's Kingdom, Pope Pius XI - Internal Church Affairs and Ecumenism, Pope Pius XI - Diplomacy, Pope Pius XI - Relations with France, Pope Pius XI - Relations with Italy and the Lateran Treaties, Pope Pius XI - Relations with Germany and the Concordat of 1933, Pope Pius XI - The Soviet Union and Communism, Pope Pius XI - Mexico and Spain, Pope Pius XI - Death, Pope Pius XI - Rumours he was murdered, Pope Pius XI - Whereabouts of the anti-fascist speech, Pope Pius XI - Burial

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The Holocaust is the name applied to the systematic state-sponsored persecution and genocide of various ethnic, religious and political groups during World War II by Nazi Germany and collaborators. Early elements of the Holocaust include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program, progressing to the later use of killing squads and extermination camps in a massive and centrally organized effort to murder every possi ...

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The Holocaust - Etymology and usage of the term The Holocaust - Features of the Nazi Holocaust
The Holocaust - Premeditation The Holocaust - Efficiency The Holocaust - Scale The Holocaust - Cruelty
The Holocaust - Victims
The Holocaust - Jews The Holocaust - Slavs The Holocaust - Roma Sinti and Manush 'Gypsies' The Holocaust - Gay men The Holocaust - Jehovah's Witnesses The Holocaust - Disabled people The Holocaust - Others
The Holocaust - Death toll
The Holocaust - Searching for records of victims
The Holocaust - Execution of the Holocaust
The Holocaust - Concentration and Labor Camps 1933-1945 The Holocaust - Pogroms 1938-1941 The Holocaust - Euthanasia 1939-1941 The Holocaust - Ghettos 1940-1945 The Holocaust - Death Squads 1941-1943 The Holocaust - Extermination camps 1942-1945 The Holocaust - Death Marches and liberation 1944-1945
The Holocaust - Resistance and Rescuers
The Holocaust - Resistance The Holocaust - Rescuers
The Holocaust - Historical interpretations
The Holocaust - Who was directly involved in the killings? The Holocaust - Why did people participate in authorize or tacitly accept the killing? The Holocaust - Revisionists and deniers
The Holocaust - Aftermath
The Holocaust - Displaced Persons and the State of Israel The Holocaust - Legal proceedings against Nazis The Holocaust - Legal action against genocide
The Holocaust - Impact on culture
The Holocaust - Holocaust theology The Holocaust - Art and literature The Holocaust - Holocaust Memorial Day
The Holocaust - Notes The Holocaust - Resources

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Achille Ratti was born in Desio, Province of Milan in 1857, the son of the prosperous owner of a silk factory. He was ordained as a priest in 1879 and embarked on academic career within the Church. He obtained three doctorates (in philosophy, canon law and theology) at the Gregorian University in Rome, and then from 1882 to 1888 was a professor at the seminary in Padua. His great scholarly speciality was as an expert paleographer, a student of ancient and medieval Church manuscripts. This led him leave seminary teaching to work full time at ...

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Pope Pius XI, Pope Pius XI - Early life and career, Pope Pius XI - Public teaching: Christ's Peace in Christ's Kingdom, Pope Pius XI - Internal Church Affairs and Ecumenism, Pope Pius XI - Diplomacy, Pope Pius XI - Relations with France, Pope Pius XI - Relations with Italy and the Lateran Treaties, Pope Pius XI - Relations with Germany and the Concordat of 1933, Pope Pius XI - The Soviet Union and Communism, Pope Pius XI - Mexico and Spain, Pope Pius XI - Death, Pope Pius XI - Rumours he was murdered, Pope Pius XI - Whereabouts of the anti-fascist speech, Pope Pius XI - Burial

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Pius's first encyclical as as pope was directly related to his aim of Christianising all aspects of increasingly secular societies. Ubi arcano, promulgated in December 1922, inaugurated the "Catholic Action" movement. The idea was to involve lay men and women in an organisation, under the close supervision of the bishops, actively involved in spreading Catholic values and political ideas throughout society. Pius also gave his approval to specialised movements like the Jocists, associations of young Catholic industrial workers who aime ...

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Pope Pius XI, Pope Pius XI - Early life and career, Pope Pius XI - Public teaching: Christ's Peace in Christ's Kingdom, Pope Pius XI - Internal Church Affairs and Ecumenism, Pope Pius XI - Diplomacy, Pope Pius XI - Relations with France, Pope Pius XI - Relations with Italy and the Lateran Treaties, Pope Pius XI - Relations with Germany and the Concordat of 1933, Pope Pius XI - The Soviet Union and Communism, Pope Pius XI - Mexico and Spain, Pope Pius XI - Death, Pope Pius XI - Rumours he was murdered, Pope Pius XI - Whereabouts of the anti-fascist speech, Pope Pius XI - Burial

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In his management of the Church's internal affairs Pius mostly continued the policies of his predecessor. Like Benedict XV, he put a great emphasis on spreading Catholicism in Africa and Asia and on the training of native clergy in these "mission territories". He ordered every religious order to devote some of its personnel and resources to missionary work. Pius XI also continued Benedict XV's moderate-conservative approach on the issue of how to deal with the threat of modernism in Catholic theology. Pius was thoroughly orthodox theo ...

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Pope Pius XI, Pope Pius XI - Early life and career, Pope Pius XI - Public teaching: Christ's Peace in Christ's Kingdom, Pope Pius XI - Internal Church Affairs and Ecumenism, Pope Pius XI - Diplomacy, Pope Pius XI - Relations with France, Pope Pius XI - Relations with Italy and the Lateran Treaties, Pope Pius XI - Relations with Germany and the Concordat of 1933, Pope Pius XI - The Soviet Union and Communism, Pope Pius XI - Mexico and Spain, Pope Pius XI - Death, Pope Pius XI - Rumours he was murdered, Pope Pius XI - Whereabouts of the anti-fascist speech, Pope Pius XI - Burial

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Pius's first encyclical as pope was directly related to his aim of Christianising all aspects of increasingly secular societies. Ubi arcano, promulgated in December 1922, inaugurated the "Catholic Action" movement. The idea was to involve lay men and women in an organisation, under the close supervision of the bishops, actively involved in spreading Catholic values and political ideas throughout society. Pius also gave his approval to specialised movements like the Jocists, associations of young Catholic industrial workers who aimed t ...

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Pope Pius XI, Pope Pius XI - Early life and career, Pope Pius XI - Public teaching: Christ's Peace in Christ's Kingdom, Pope Pius XI - Internal Church Affairs and Ecumenism, Pope Pius XI - Diplomacy, Pope Pius XI - Relations with France, Pope Pius XI - Relations with Italy and the Lateran Treaties, Pope Pius XI - Relations with Germany and the Concordat of 1933, Pope Pius XI - The Soviet Union and Communism, Pope Pius XI - Mexico and Spain, Pope Pius XI - Death, Pope Pius XI - Rumours he was murdered, Pope Pius XI - Whereabouts of the anti-fascist speech, Pope Pius XI - Burial

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The descriptions of torture and human sacrifice in the anti-Semitic blood libels run contrary to many of the actual teachings of Judaism. Most obviously, the Ten Commandments in the Jewish Torah forbid murder. In addition, the use of blood (human or otherwise) in cooking is prohibited by Kashrut, or Kosher laws. Blood and other discharges from the human body are ritually unclean (Lev 15). Blood from slaughtered animals may not be consumed, and must be drained out of the animal and buried (Lev 17:12-13). According to the book of Leviti ...

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Blood libel against Jews, Blood libel against Jews - Descriptions of alleged ritual murder, Blood libel against Jews - Actual Jewish practices regarding blood and sacrifice, Blood libel against Jews - Famous instances, Blood libel against Jews - Alexandria first century CE, Blood libel against Jews - England 1144, Blood libel against Jews - Belgium c. 1250, Blood libel against Jews - England 1255, Blood libel against Jews - Germany 1267, Blood libel against Jews - Alsace 1270, Blood libel against Jews - Germany 1286, Blood libel against Jews - Switzerland early 1400s, Blood libel against Jews - Tyrol 1462, Blood libel against Jews - Trentino/Italian Tyrol 1475, Blood libel against Jews - Spain 1491, Blood libel against Jews - Hungary 1494, Blood libel against Jews - Hungary 1529, Blood libel against Jews - Syria 1840, Blood libel against Jews - Hungary 1882, Blood libel against Jews - Bohemia 1899, Blood libel against Jews - Russia 1911, Blood libel against Jews - Kielce 1946, Blood libel against Jews - Modern Blood libels, Blood libel against Jews - In Arab and Muslim nations, Blood libel against Jews - In Russia, Blood libel against Jews - Views of the Catholic Church

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Blood libel against Jews - In Arab and Muslim nations. Blood libel stories have appeared a number of times in the state-sponsored media of a number of Arab and Muslim nations, their television shows and websites. The books promoting the myth of Jewish blood libel are not uncommon. The Matzah Of Zion was written by the Syrian Defense Minister, Mustafa Tlass in 1983. The book concentrates on two issues: the alleged murder of Father Toma in Damascus, Syria in 1840, and the Protocols of the Elders ...

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Blood libel against Jews, Blood libel against Jews - Descriptions of alleged ritual murder, Blood libel against Jews - Actual Jewish practices regarding blood and sacrifice, Blood libel against Jews - Famous instances, Blood libel against Jews - Alexandria first century CE, Blood libel against Jews - England 1144, Blood libel against Jews - Belgium c. 1250, Blood libel against Jews - England 1255, Blood libel against Jews - Germany 1267, Blood libel against Jews - Alsace 1270, Blood libel against Jews - Germany 1286, Blood libel against Jews - Switzerland early 1400s, Blood libel against Jews - Tyrol 1462, Blood libel against Jews - Trentino/Italian Tyrol 1475, Blood libel against Jews - Spain 1491, Blood libel against Jews - Hungary 1494, Blood libel against Jews - Hungary 1529, Blood libel against Jews - Syria 1840, Blood libel against Jews - Hungary 1882, Blood libel against Jews - Bohemia 1899, Blood libel against Jews - Russia 1911, Blood libel against Jews - Kielce 1946, Blood libel against Jews - Modern Blood libels, Blood libel against Jews - In Arab and Muslim nations, Blood libel against Jews - In Russia, Blood libel against Jews - Views of the Catholic Church

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