| 单词 | instrument of punishment |
| 例句 | They were works in progress, malleable, and could be set on the right path if the law behaved like a stem but loving parent rather than as an instrument of punishment. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “It quickly became apparent to me,” he wrote, that. . . the prison warden, to be effective, would have to constitute himself not as an instrument of punishment but a firm, frank friend in need. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We trusted the wall,” Molden said, to serve as a symbol and an instrument of punishment. The Radical Humaneness of Norway’s Halden Prison 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The instrument of punishment is an electrical cable. Sharia law spreading in Syria rebel areas 2013-07-02T04:22:10Z In some cases, though, the divorce petition is used as an “instrument of punishment,” Mr. Chamberlayne said. Divorce, British Style: Fault-Finding as Fine Art 2012-04-07T23:38:06Z Till the nineteenth century was well on its way, these instruments of punishment were in actual use for the correction of minor offences such as vagrancy. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Knout, nowt, n. a whip formerly used as an instrument of punishment in Russia: punishment inflicted by the knout. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z He would be the instrument of punishment in the hands of the Commonwealth, its defender, in the future its dignitary and senator. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z With that he began to exercise the instrument of punishment, and Don Quixote to tell the strokes. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Its name does not come from the old “stocks” used as an instrument of punishment, which may still be seen in the village, although this is a common supposition. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z The furca, two pieces of wood fastened together in the form of the letter Λ, was used by the Romans as an instrument of punishment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The name Elm was derived from the Latin Ulmus, and appears to indicate an instrument of punishment—probably from its rods having been used to belabour slaves. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z The ducking stool seems to have been placed on the lowest and most contempt-bearing stage among English instruments of punishment. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days The girls looked at the curious old instrument of punishment with great curiosity; and Githa, who had brought her camera, took a time exposure of it. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life Far from being an instrument of punishment, it makes every child laugh with the glee of possession. Froebel's Gifts In the latter prophecy, first the Chaldean, and then the Roman catastrophes, are described in sharp outlines, but without any mention of the names of the instruments of punishment. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 On the walls of this apartment hung irons, with which to fetter criminals, cords, and other instruments of punishment, which made me conclude that I was in a chamber devoted to the torture. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. This old-time instrument of punishment was more generally used in North Britain than in England. Bygone Punishments It was the family emblem and instrument of punishment, much dreaded among the children; and with reason, for Jan had a strong hand and a sure one. The Golden House Fire," writes that voluminous jurist and legislator, "may be employed as an instrument of punishment without occasioning death. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 He looms up as one of the prodigies of earth—yet sent by Providence as an avenger—an instrument of punishment on those effeminated nations, or rather dynasties, which had triumphed over human misery. Ancient States and Empires In the form of a whip it is less an instrument of punishment than a weapon. The Pools of Silence He was glancing round the doctor's library, to ascertain if there were any instruments of punishment to be seen, his ideas of school discipline and punishment being almost one and the same. Leslie Ross: or, Fond of a Lark The cross was especially used as an instrument of punishment for malefactors of low station, and, as we see here, sometimes on very trivial occasions. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes It was a sufficient instrument of punishment, I thought and said, adding that I trusted he found infrequent occasion for the exercise of it. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy And they turned up at the bottom in great broganned feet that Barber was fond of using as instruments of punishment. The Rich Little Poor Boy The instruments of punishment were not far to seek. The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 Whenever he was about to use it as an instrument of punishment, he had a peculiar way of handling it, which soon taught them to tremble. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Being shut up at night in the house to watch it, he in his rounds discovered the detested instrument of punishment. Stories of Animal Sagacity This gentleman they threatened to flog, and prepared the instrument of punishment; Brady interposed, and thus began his fatal career by an act of gratitude. The History of Tasmania , Volume II The instrument of punishment was a whip of many thongs, loaded with metal and edged with jagged pieces of bone. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern During the first five centuries Christians felt an unconquerable repugnance to the representation of the Saviour of the world nailed to an instrument of punishment more infamous than the guillotine of to-day. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism There was, of course, an odd and comic side about the stocks as an instrument of punishment, which cannot belong to modern methods. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King The harsh bit is entirely cast aside, and the whip and spur are used very sparingly—as means of persuasion only, never as instruments of punishment. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Charlie and Fred did not recognise the instruments of punishment, and, when they were suddenly flung to the ground, they imagined that they were about to be executed. Chatterbox, 1905. Each considerable city had its guillotine, and where that instrument of punishment was wanting, the fusillade or the mitraille supplied its place. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales The lower hall contains a collection of interesting specimens of ancient armour, gleaned from the battlefields of Worcester, and one of those quaint old instruments of punishment formerly used for scolds, called a “brank.” Handbook to the Severn Valley Railway Illustrative and Descriptive of Places along the Line from Worcester to Shrewsbury Worse than this, it has often been used as an instrument of punishment. The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church It makes me feel less reverence, less respect, and even less gratitude, sir,—it does, indeed,—since your very generosity toward me has made me the instrument of punishment, and—as I feel—of wrong. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 The law was to her uninformed mind not an agent of justice, but an instrument of punishment, and to be apprehended was to be condemned. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance The girls giggled and Grace looked around for an instrument of punishment. The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House Or, doing their best for the soldiers Our halting place was near the Temple of Justice, where instruments of punishment were piled up. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life To these were added, iron neck-collars, and other instruments of punishment and confinement, used in the West Indies, and collected at other places. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II One of his laws abolished the use of the cross as an instrument of punishment. Early European History Some people make light of a silver ladle as an instrument of punishment—it is spoken of as a very slight affair, and that the blows inflicted by it are mere child's play. Tom Cringle's Log These whips of manatee-leather are a cruel instrument of punishment for the unhappy slaves, and even for the Indians of the Missions, though, according to the laws, the latter ought to be treated like freemen. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 I attempted to go inside the room where the instruments of punishment were kept, but the guard stood in the way and would not move. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life To these were added, iron neck-collars, and other instruments of punishment and confinement used in the West Indies, and collected at other places. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) Any thing that passion could seize, and convert into an instrument of punishment, has been used; and, horrid to relate! the very knife has not been overlooked in the fit of phrenzy. An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785, with Additions All that the prophet predicted in reference to the desolation of Palestine by Syrians, Assyrians, and Babylonians, as instruments of punishment, came to pass. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets From this he took four instruments of punishment and gave one to each of his mates; for a fresh "cat," applied by a fresh hand, was the ceremonious privilege accorded to every man-of-war culprit. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established When he was inventing the means for executing his plots, and forming the relations essential to them, it was his habit to select instruments of punishment in advance. The Prince of India — Volume 01 The primary cause is God, who useth the passions and interests of men, as his instruments of punishment. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. At the appointed hour the tumbrel enters the street, driven by the paid executioner—a descendant of the original Sanson—and bearing the dread instrument of punishment, a large oblong tin tub. Europe Revised It would appear that Elijah did not himself anoint either the general of Benhadad or of Ahab as future kings,--instruments of punishment on idolatrous Israel,--but on Elisha did his mantle fall. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets "No," cried he; "the poison which you had intended to use on yourself shall become my weapon of vengeance, and the instrument of punishment of the one who has wronged you." The Champdoce Mystery And they did their business well; for nothing could withstand the blows from the whips fitted at the end of the lash with thin hard sticks, which in their hands became terrible instruments of punishment. The Coming Conquest of England Again, another instrument of punishment in use is a thick, broad, leather strap, fastened in a wooden handle, at the end of which lateral incisions are made that give it the appearance of a saw. The Twin Hells; a thrilling narrative of life in the Kansas and Missouri penitentiaries |
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