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  • 131Public interest — The public interest refers to the common well being or general welfare. The public interest is central to policy debates, politics, democracy and the nature of government itself. While nearly everyone claims that aiding the common well being or… …

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  • 132Public humiliation — was often used by local communities to punish minor and petty criminals before the age of large, modern prisons (imprisonment was long unusual as a punishment, rather a method of coercion). Contents 1 Shameful exposure 2 Painful humiliation 2.1… …

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