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secular arm noun

  /ˌsɛkjələɹ ˈɑɹm/ , /ˌsɛkjʊlə ˈɑːm/
  • (Christianity, law, historical) The lay or temporal authority of a secular court to pronounce punishment (particularly capital punishment) of an offender tried by an ecclesiastical court.
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