Traditional Chinese law — refers to the laws, regulations and rules used in China up to 1911, when the last imperial dynasty fell. It has undergone continuous development since at least the 11th century BC. This legal tradition is distinct from the common law and civil… … Wikipedia
Chinese numbered policies — One distinctive element of Chinese political discourse is the use of numbered policies in both the People s Republic of China and the Republic of China. The use of numbers to refer to policies dates from pre modern China. Examples include: 1 One… … Wikipedia
Nine familial exterminations — The nine familial exterminations or nine kinship exterminations (simplified Chinese: 株连九族; traditional Chinese: 株連九族; pinyin: zhū lián jiǔ zú; literally continuous elimination of nine of the family/tribe ; also known as zú zhū (族誅), literally… … Wikipedia
Ritsuryō — nihongo|Ritsuryō|律令 is the historical law system based on the philosophies of Confucianism and Chinese Legalism in Japan. The political system in accord to Ritsuryō is called Ritsuryō sei (律令制). Kyaku (格) are amendments of Ritsuryō, Shiki (式) are … Wikipedia
Contumacy — is a stubborn refusal to obey authority or, particularly in law, the wilful contempt of the order or summons of a court (see contempt of court.) The term is derived from the Latin word contumacia, meaning firmness or stubbornness.[1] In… … Wikipedia
Great Qing Legal Code — The Great Qing Legal Code or Qing Code ( and sub statutes, the Qing code contained 1,907 statutes from over 30 times of revisions between 1644 and 1912. The Qing code was the last legal code of imperial China. By the end of Qing dynasty, it was… … Wikipedia
Eight Deliberations — (zh tsp|t=八議|s=八议|p=Bā Yì), also translated as Eight Considerations, Eight Discussions or Eight Discussed Cases, was a set of principles used by traditional Chinese law in order to lessen legal punishment on the royalties, nobles and members of… … Wikipedia
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Whore of Babylon — An 1800s Russian engraving depicting the Whore of Babylon riding the seven headed Beast (a Sirrush) Christian eschatology Eschatology views … Wikipedia
Babalon — also known as The Scarlet Woman, The Great Mother, or the Mother of Abominations is a goddess found in the mystical system of Thelema, which was established in 1904 with Aleister Crowley s writing of The Book of the Law. In her most abstract form … Wikipedia
