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Adulteress hurled from high rock escapes injury: she may not be punished againEars not to be cut off a second time. Executioner discovers that the prisoner's ears are of stucco, having been clipped for a previous offense
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Execution escaped by use of special permissions granted the condemnedPunishment escaped by discomfiting condemnerExecution escaped by invoking laws of hospitalityExecution escaped by story-telling. Cf. Browning's "Balaustion's Adventure."Clever means of avoiding legal punishment – miscellaneous

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