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Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Anglais

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Blackstone's codification of the common law in 1768 (which) asserted that a husband had the right to "physically chastise" an errant wife, provided the stick was no bigger than his thumb.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - rule%20of%20thumb

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The law was created as an example of compassionate reform when it modified the weapons a husband could legally use in "chastising" his wife. The old law had authorized a husband to "chastise his wife with any reasonable instrument." The new law stipulated that the reasonable instrument be only "a rod not thicker than his thumb."  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - rule%20of%20thumb

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

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(La loi du) droit de l'homme à punir sa femme [...] selon laquelle les coups ne devaient pas être portés avec une baguette d'une section supérieure à celle d'un pouce d'homme.  1, fiche 1, Français, - r%C3%A8gle%20du%20pouce

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol