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RS - Ethics Key Words
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Religious Studies
11th Grade
05/01/2012

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Amnesty International
Definition
organization in support of human rights, esp. for prisoners of conscience
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Capital Punishment
Definition
 killing of someone as punishment for a crime - legally
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Conscientious Objector
Definition

A person who for reasons of conscience objects to serving in the military.


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Deterrent
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A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from some act.
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Elizabeth Fry
Definition
Quaker activist - helped women and children in prison providing them with materials so that they could sew, knit and make goods to sell.She also started a prison school for the children to give them something to do.
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Injustice
Definition
Lack of fairness or justice.
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Just War
Definition
A 'fair' war that is agreed legally and is done through good not evil.
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Justice
Definition
The quality of being fair and reasonable (Just behaviour)
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Liberation Theology
Definition
A movement in Christian theology which interprets the teachings of Jesus Christ in terms of a liberation from unjust economic, political, or social conditions
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Pacifism 
Definition
The belief that war and violence are unjustifiable under any circumstances, and that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means.
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Peace
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Freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility
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Punishment
Definition
The penalty inflicted
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Rehabilitation
Definition
the restore of rights
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Social Injustice
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concept relating to the claimed unfairness or injustice of a society
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Violence
Definition
Behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
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War
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A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
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