secular arm

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Christianity|law|historical}} The [[lay#Adjective|lay]] or [[temporal#Adjective|temporal]] [[authority]] of a [[secular#Adjective|secular]] [[court#Noun|court]] to [[pronounce#Verb|pronounce]] [[punishment]] (particularly [[capital punishment]]) of an [[offender]] [[try#Verb|tried]] by an [[ecclesiastical#Adjective|ecclesiastical]] court.

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