Word: steals
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...some of our courts see it as fair and just to execute murderers [April 16], then, logically, it would follow that it is fair and just to steal from thieves and rape rapists. I can't imagine what would be done with pot smokers or pornographers...
...city officials in Atlanta, it was a case of grand larceny. Right there in the downtown Holiday Inn, in daylight, recruiters from the city of Houston were trying to steal members of Atlanta's police department. Their inducement was a higher salary ($14,475) than Atlanta's first-year officers earn...
...different Harvard squad that took Bill Beck Field yesterday. First-year coach Alex Nahigian's bunt and double-steal oriented philosophy had been waylaid, the hitters were suddenly aggressive throughout the order, and the pitching staff took a giant step toward consistency...
...convict adulterers, four witnesses must be found to testify that they saw the illicit act performed. Moreover, there are loopholes in the law and liberal as well as strict interpretations of it. For example, a thief can lose his hand only if he steals "in a just society"; the provision has been used by Islamic courts to spare men who steal because they are poor and have no other means to feed their families...
...shown by a secrecy and disclosure subcommittee report last year that pointed out at least 30 cases that were never prosecuted to avoid further disclosure at a public trial. "People who are somehow connected with intelligence information have something like a license not only to kill, but to lie, steal, cheat and spy," testified former Deputy Solicitor General Philip Lacovara. "There is not very much that can be done about...