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The images that traveled around the world of the diminutive clergyman clutching a Bible and facing off against soldiers with machine guns became among the most potent global symbols of apartheid’s moral repugnancy.
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Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Dec. 2021
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Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Dec. 2021
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“Repugnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repugnancy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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repugnancy
noun
re·pug·nan·cy
ri-ˈpəg-nən-sē 
plural repugnancies
1
: the quality or fact of being inconsistent, irreconcilable, or in disagreement
specifically
: a contradiction or inconsistency between sections of a legal instrument (as a contract or statute)
if two acts which cover the same subject matter are repugnant…, the latter operates to the extent of the repugnancy as a repeal of the former —In re Miller, 107 F. Supp. 1006 (1952)
In re Miller, 107 F. Supp. 1006 (1952) 2
: an instance of contradiction or inconsistency
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