Eighth Commandment

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noun

“Thou shalt not steal”: eighth of the Ten Commandments.

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On his eighth try, more than three decades after he went in, the parole board finally voted to release Sam.
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She was a beanpole growing up, before gaining 30 pounds after getting her period in eighth grade.
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They treat MBP not only as a divine commandment, but one that bears incredible social weight in the community.
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On the third circuit they make up just 17 percent of justices, and on the eighth circuit 18 percent.
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John of Damascus, an important Greek theologian of the eighth century, often cited by Thomas.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
That was a considerable sensible commandment of yourn, always to shoot the foremost of the Mexicans when they attacked.
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By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
In the eighth line we have “bells” seven times repeated in all—bells being taken in their utmost generality, viz., musical action.
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On the eighth of the said month it was washed, and another small grain of gold obtained, of the same size as the preceding.
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