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A quick definition of furca et fossa:

Term: Furca et Fossa

Definition: Furca et Fossa is a Latin phrase that means "gallows and pit." In the past, it was used in legal documents to describe the punishment for criminals. Men were hanged on the gallows, and women were drowned in the pit.

A more thorough explanation:

furca et fossa

Furca et fossa was a phrase used in ancient grants of criminal jurisdiction for punishing felons. It means "gallows and pit." Men were hanged on the gallows, while women were drowned in the pit.

An example of furca et fossa being used in practice is in the medieval English legal system. If a woman was found guilty of murder, she would be drowned in a pit. If a man was found guilty of murder, he would be hanged on the gallows.

Another example is in the ancient Roman legal system. The punishment for parricide (killing one's parents) was furca et fossa. The guilty party would be beaten with rods, then tied to a stake and left to die of hunger and thirst.

These examples illustrate how furca et fossa was used as a form of capital punishment in different legal systems throughout history.

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JapaneseMacaque

20:55

MIAMI A

[] AromaticTroubledDormouse

20:55

How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?

[] AromaticTroubledDormouse

20:56

CONGRATS MACAQUE!

JapaneseMacaque

20:57

TY

jackfrost11770

20:59

got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack

jackfrost11770

20:59

ALSO CONGRATS!

texaslawhopefully

21:03

Congrats1!

Ratratta

21:15

Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.

Ratratta

21:15

Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!

[] baddestbunny

22:16

every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles

Dkk

22:32

Nice! @Macaque

Dkk

22:32

@Aromatic, Have to guess.

Dkk

22:33

That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?

[] baddestbunny

22:40

I said accosted not assaulted

JazzyGazelle

23:35

guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad

1a2b3c4d26z

23:37

Oooooo me too

JazzyGazelle

23:37

omg is this good or bad

Dkk

23:47

Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.

JazzyGazelle

23:49

it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??

180SupremeWarrior

23:53

hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?

Dkk

0:10

No idea

windyMagician

0:34

reporting live to say my ndls address also went long

JazzyGazelle

0:59

does it mean anything ^

Dkk

2:21

NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.

[] baddestbunny

4:29

let’s get after it boys and girls

Dkk

5:21

I gtg to bed soon.

Dkk

5:22

Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.

jackfrost11770

5:37

good morning lsd it is 5 am EST

jackfrost11770

5:37

also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything

jackfrost11770

5:38

my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review

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