PAINS AND PENALTIES, BILLS OF
\pˈe͡ɪnz and pˈɛnə͡ltɪz], \pˈeɪnz and pˈɛnəltɪz], \p_ˈeɪ_n_z a_n_d p_ˈɛ_n_əl_t_ɪ_z]\
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The name given to acts of parliament to attaint particular persons of treason or felony, or to inflict pains and penalties beyond or contrary to the common law, to serve a spe- cial purpose. They are in fact new laws, made pro re nata.
By Henry Campbell Black
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