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  2. Peine forte et dure - Wikipedia

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    Peine forte et dure (Law French for "hard and forceful punishment") was a method of torture formerly used in the common law legal system, in which a defendant who refused to plead ("stood mute") would be subjected to having heavier and heavier stones placed upon their chest until a plea was entered, or death resulted.

  3. Crushing (execution) - Wikipedia

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    Peine forte et dure (Law French for "forceful and hard punishment") was a method of torture formerly used in the common law legal system, in which a defendant who refused to plead ("stood mute") would be subjected to having heavier and heavier stones placed upon his or her chest until a plea was entered, or as the weight of the stones on the chest became too great for the condemned to breathe ...

  4. William Spiggot - Wikipedia

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    The punishment peine forte et dure for a refusal to plead in London. Engraving published in the 1780 edition of the Malefactor's Register or Newgate Calendar During the 13 January 1721 session at the Old Bailey Court, William Spiggot and Thomas Phillips (alias Cross) were judged for highway robberies and violent thefts.

  5. Free Microsoft Office Software: Get the Essentials Without ...

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    The article Free Microsoft Office Software: Get the Essentials Without Paying for 365 originally appeared on Fool.com. The Motley Fool recommends Google and owns shares of Google and Microsoft.

  6. List of word processor programs - Wikipedia

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    Built-in word processor in Apricot Computers devices Authorea: word processor for students and researchers AstroType (later AstroComp) AtariWriter: Atari 8-bit: Bank Street Writer: Bravo: CEO: Data General's AOS and AOS/VS operating systems: ChiWriter: CPT Word Processors: Cut & Paste: DeskMate "Text" component DisplayWrite: PC DOS/MS-DOS, MVS ...

  7. Talk:Peine forte et dure - Wikipedia

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  8. Calligra Words - Wikipedia

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    When the Calligra Suite was formed, unlike the other Calligra applications Words was not a continuation of the corresponding KOffice application – KWord. [3] The Words was largely written from scratch – in May 2011 a completely new layout engine was announced. [4]

  9. Word processor - Wikipedia

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    Word processors developed from mechanical machines, later merging with computer technology. [5] The history of word processing is the story of the gradual automation of the physical aspects of writing and editing, and then to the refinement of the technology to make it available to corporations and Individuals.