Sword of Justice

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Sword of Justice

held by the personification of Justice. [Rom. Trad.: Jobes II, 898]

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On and on we went, over roads that seemed interminable, and still the dreadful sword of justice hung always, by its single hair, over my head.

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However, wretch as he was, he was still living under the shield of British law, and I have no doubt, Inspector, that you will see that, though that shield may fail to guard, the sword of justice is still there to avenge.

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In this fine work, the Queen Regent Maria Cristina and her daughter Princess Mercedes are dressed as Roman goddesses; the monarch wields the sword of justice, her daughter carries the olive branch of peace.

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Addressing what he called a "complicated international situation," Kim was cited by North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) sying that nuclear weapons guarantee North Korea's sovereignty and "rights to existence," calling them "a treasured sword of justice to remove the nuclear clouds of tyranny bringing a horrible disaster to mankind and make it possible for the people to lead an independent and happy life under the clear and blue sky.

N. Korea Praises 'Deterrent' Nukes as Trump Continues to Dismiss Talks

It remains to be seen if any of them will be putting in an appearance on The Mighty Sword Of Justice Tour but the latest Tom Robinson Band includes Lee Forsyth Griffiths on guitar/vocals, Adam Phillips on guitar, Andy Treacey on drums and Gerry Diver, Having young BBC Introducing bands for to get up their and seize the album's producer, on a whole range of instruments.

time to practice what I preach

The humbly named Mighty Sword of Justice tour kicks off in October, with special guests Kitten Pyramid, and arrives at Sage Gateshead on November 9.

Mighty musician Tom takes first album in 20 years out on the road

Part of a PS500,000 restoration, the project will also see sections of damaged sandstone on the Eastgate repaired, and heraldry on the bridge - including the arms of the County Palatine Richard Grosvenor, the sword of justice and three sheaves - re-gilded.

It's a cover-up! Landmark clock is back-to-front during makeover

A self-styled activist group, Cutting Sword of Justice, claimed responsibility.

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On the principle that everyone is equal before the law, I trust the Dubai stewards will wield the sword of justice with the same alacrity should a similar charge ever be brought against runners carrying the Godolphin silks.

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Handsome and brooding as the eponymous detective chief inspector, The Wire star Idris Elba brings a hefty dose of well, heft to a Tuesday night, slicing the sword of justice through a grimy London packed with intrigue and more than its fair share of ne'er-do-wells.

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The sword of justice signified the power to punish an individual guilty of an infraction within the sphere of the sovereign, while the sword of war represented the power to punish those who fell outside the sphere of the law.

The twin swords of the sovereign: cross-cultural killings in seventeenth-century English America

A group of hactivists calling themselves The Cutting Sword of Justice claimed responsibility for the Aramco operation on a website used by hackers.