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verb • place limits on (extent or amount or access) • prevent from leaving or from being removed • close in • deprive of freedom; take into confinement • to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement | ||||||||
| 28% | 10 | Historically used as punishment for slaves and prisoners | ||||||
noun • an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation | ||||||||
| 27% | 10 | Limit parliamentary debate on capital punishment | ||||||
noun • closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill • instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people verb • kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine | ||||||||
Limit Prisoners Punishment Crossword Clue
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CONFINE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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CONFINE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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