Lat. The extreme punishment; the extremity of punishment ; the punishment of death. 4 Bl. Comm. 17. Ultimum supplicium esse mortem so- lam interpretamur. The extremest punishment we consider to be death alone. Dig. 48, 19, 21.
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Lat. The extreme punishment; the extremity of punishment ; the punishment of death. 4 Bl. Comm. 17. Ultimum supplicium esse mortem so- lam interpretamur. The extremest punishment we consider to be death alone. Dig. 48, 19, 21.
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