The death or destruction of one person or thing in every ten. Occasionally also: the death or destruction of nine in every ten people or things. Cf…
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| 单词 | θ172843 |
| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > execution of nine out of ten (2) tithing?a1475 The death or destruction of one person or thing in every ten. Occasionally also: the death or destruction of nine in every ten people or things. Cf… decimation1654 The death or destruction of nine in every ten people or things; a reduction to one tenth. Chiefly historical. |
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